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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2013
Applicant:
Medtronic Xomed, Inc., Jacksonville, FL (US);
Inventors:
Jennifer Gates Medina, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Ethan Glenn Sherman, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic Xomed, INc., Jacksonville, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 43/04 (2006.01); A61L 24/08 (2006.01); A61K 31/715 (2006.01); A61K 31/716 (2006.01); A61K 31/722 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 24/08 (2013.01); A61K 31/715 (2013.01); A61K 31/716 (2013.01); A61K 31/722 (2013.01);
Abstract
Nasal or sinus site may be treated with a ready-to-use paste having a high concentration of a water-soluble chitosan, an osmolality reducing agent in a phosphate-containing solution. The paste forms at room temperature, has a pH of at least 4 and the osmolality reducing agent does not crosslink with the water-soluble chitosan. The paste provides stenting and adheres to the nasal or sinus site and has a residence time of at least 1 day.