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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2013
Applicant:
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Inventor:
Chetan Anirudh Khatri, Acton, MA (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/74 (2006.01); A61L 24/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 24/0094 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention relates to tissue adhesives or sealants, more specifically to fibrinogen based sealants reinforced with particulate material and chemically cross-linked. More particularly, the present invention is directed to tissue sealant, adhesive, hemostat, or scaffolding material containing thrombin, fibrinogen, a biocompatible particulate material having amine functionality, and a biocompatible polymer containing aldehyde groups. The present invention is also directed to methods for the use of such materials.