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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2010
Raman Bahulekar, Kandall Park, NJ (US);
Arikha Moses, New York, NY (US);
Satish Pulapura, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
William C. Mcjames, Ii, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
Fatima Buevich, Highland Park, NJ (US);
Raman Bahulekar, Kandall Park, NJ (US);
Arikha Moses, New York, NY (US);
Satish Pulapura, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
William C. McJames, II, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
Fatima Buevich, Highland Park, NJ (US);
TYRX, Inc., Monmouth Junction, NJ (US);
Abstract
The invention generally relates to compositions and methods for preventing sternal wound infections, such as mediastinitis. In certain embodiments, the invention provides an antimicrobial composition including at least one bioresorbable polymer, such as a tyrosine-derived polyesteramide, and at least one antimicrobial agent, in which the composition is adapted to be topically applied to an esophageal perforation in a subject or a median sternotomy incision site in the subject, and in which the at least one antimicrobial agent is present in an amount effective to inhibit development of mediastinitis in the subject.