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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2009
Applicant:
Steven W. Shuey, Chadds Ford, PA (US);
Inventor:
Steven W. Shuey, Chadds Ford, PA (US);
Assignee:
Actamax Surgical Materials, LLC, Berkeley, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/00 (2006.01); A61K 31/721 (2006.01); A61P 17/02 (2006.01); A61K 9/14 (2006.01); A61K 31/717 (2006.01); A61P 43/00 (2006.01); A61L 31/14 (2006.01); A61L 31/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 31/145 (2013.01); A61L 31/041 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are a kit and a method for forming a tissue coating that prevents undesired tissue-to-tissue adhesions resulting from trauma, surgery, infection, or other stimulus. The tissue coating is a hydrogel formed by reacting an aminocarboxymethyldextran containing primary amine groups with an oxidized carboxymethylcellulose containing aldehyde groups.