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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2016
Filed:
May. 05, 2014
Applicant:
Merz North America, Inc., Greensboro, NC (US);
Inventors:
Robert Voigts, Windlake, WI (US);
Dale Devore, Chelmsford, MA (US);
Assignee:
MERZ NORTH AMERICA, INC., Greensboro, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61K 31/715 (2006.01); A01N 37/18 (2006.01); A61K 31/16 (2006.01); A61K 31/045 (2006.01); A61K 47/38 (2006.01); A61L 27/20 (2006.01); A61L 27/50 (2006.01); C08L 1/28 (2006.01); A61L 2/00 (2006.01); A61K 31/167 (2006.01); A61K 47/02 (2006.01); A61K 47/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 47/38 (2013.01); A61K 31/167 (2013.01); A61K 47/02 (2013.01); A61K 47/10 (2013.01); A61L 2/0023 (2013.01); A61L 27/20 (2013.01); A61L 27/50 (2013.01); C08L 1/286 (2013.01); A61L 2400/06 (2013.01); A61L 2430/34 (2013.01);
Abstract
A composition of matter and method for preparation of a tissue augmentation material. A polysaccharide gel composition is prepared with rheological properties selected for a particular selected application. The method includes preparing a polymeric polysaccharide in a buffer to create a polymer solution or gel suspending properties in the gel and selecting a rheology profile for the desired tissue region.