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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Atrium Medical Corporation, Hudson, NH (US);
Inventors:
Keith M. Faucher, Milford, NH (US);
Suzanne Conroy, Dracut, MA (US);
Theresa K. Albergo, Nashua, NH (US);
Joseph Bienkiewicz, Westford, MA (US);
Assignee:
Atrium Medical Corporation, Merrimack, NH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 47/12 (2006.01); A61K 47/22 (2006.01); A61L 27/34 (2006.01); A61L 27/14 (2006.01); A61L 27/54 (2006.01); A61L 31/04 (2006.01); A61L 31/10 (2006.01); A61L 31/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 47/12 (2013.01); A61K 47/22 (2013.01); A61L 27/14 (2013.01); A61L 27/34 (2013.01); A61L 27/54 (2013.01); A61L 31/04 (2013.01); A61L 31/10 (2013.01); A61L 31/16 (2013.01); A61L 2300/606 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention is generally directed to materials, gels, coatings and films prepared using a biomaterial (e.g., a fatty acid-based material comprising a network of cross-linked fatty acids) and a fixating material, layer or film (e.g., a fixating material comprising Na—CMC). The materials, gels, coatings and films disclosed herein can be used to facilitate the delivery of one or more therapeutic agents to a targeted tissue and a desired rate of release.