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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6685682 | Carrier delivered dressing and method of manufacture A carrier delivered dressing which has a conformable backing with a pressure sensitive adhesive coated on a bottom face and a low adhesion coating on a top face. The backing is supported during shipping and handling by a liner attached to the adhesive and... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6630215 | Medical Device A medical material and a medical device comprising an aromatic vinyl compound/-olefin random copolymer according to the present invention, are materials which contain substantially no chlorine and which have not only excellent flexibility, transpar... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6471985 | Use of RTV silicone compositions for wound dressing In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a method of treating a wound, involving applying to the wound a room temperature vulcanizing silicone composition comprising a crosslinkable polymer, a crosslinking agent, and a catalyst; permitting the ... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6387977 | Redox and photoinitiator systems for priming for improved adherence of gels to substrates An impoved barrier or drug delivery system which is highly adherent to the surface to which it is applied is disclosed, along with methods for making the barrier. In the preferred embodiment, tissue is stained with a photoinitiator, then the polymer solut... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6326025 | Tissue reactive adhesive compositions The present invention is directed to a biocompatible tissue reactive composition comprising a functionalized polymer having tissue reactive substituents that are capable of forming covalent bonds with tissue associated functional groups.... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6010716 | Pharmaceutical composition for transdermal administration The invention concerns a pharmaceutical composition for transdermal administration, characterized in that it comprises: a) optionally, a polymeric release matrix capable of forming a flexible film after drying, chosen from cellulose polymers or copolymers or ... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5830526 | Light-activated antimicrobial and antiviral materials A substrate such as a woven or nonwoven fabric bound with a light-activated dye alone or in combination with additional conventional antimicrobial agents. The substrate is impregnated with a light-activated non-leachable dye having antimicrobial and/or an... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5800373 | Initiator priming for improved adherence of gels to substrates An improved barrier or drug delivery system which is highly adherent to the surface to which it is applied is disclosed, along with methods for making for making the barrier. In the preferred embodiment, tissue is stained with a photoinitiator, then the p... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5795584 | Post-surgical anti-adhesion device Surgical adhesion barriers and methods of using such surgical adhesion barriers are provided. Surgical adhesion barriers according to the present invention have at least one layer of a bioabsorbable material comprising copolymers and/or block copolymers d... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5791352 | Methods and compositions for inhibiting tissue adhesion Tissue adhesions are inhibited by applying and immobilizing a solid preformed matrix material over a target region, such as a surgical site, in a first tissue surface. The matrix material may be any continuous solid material, such as a sheet or film. Afte... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5786421 | Method of preventing formation of adhesions following surgery Collagen-based compositions useful in the attachment of tissues, or the attachment of tissues to synthetic implant materials, are disclosed. The compositions comprise collagen crosslinked using a multifunctionally activated synthetic hydrophilic polymer. ... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5725491 | Method of forming a biodegradable film dressing on tissue The invention is directed to a biodegradable film dressing with or without additional therapeutic agents, an apparatus for spray delivery and a method for formation of the film dressing on a human or animal tissue. The film dressing is formed from a liqui... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5717030 | Adjunctive polymer system for use with medical device A medical device which is a surgically implantable device coated with an adjunctive polymer system. The adjunctive polymer system forms a solid matrix when introduced into a human or animal body. The adjunctive polymer system can contain a drug or a medic... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5707647 | Adjunctive polymer system for use with medical device A medical device which is a surgically implantable device coated with an adjunctive polymer system. The adjunctive polymer system forms a solid matrix when introduced into a human or animal body. The adjunctive polymer system can contain a drug or a medic... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5632727 | Biodegradable film dressing and method for its formation The invention is directed to a biodegradable film dressing with or without additional therapeutic agents, an apparatus for spray delivery and a method for formation of the film dressing on a human or animal tissue. The film dressing is formed from a liqui... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5578046 | Composite bioabsorbable materials and surgical articles made thereform The present invention relates to composite materials having a core portion formed from a first bioabsorbable material and at least one shell portion of a second bioabsorbable material joined to the core portion. The first and second bioabsorbable material... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5575995 | Ferric subsulfate gel and methods of using same Lesions surgically or otherwise induced on living tissue are treated by applying to the tissue a gel containing a water solution of ferric subsulfate, glycerin to thicken the solution and polyvinyl pyrrolidone as a film forming material.... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5432009 | Film for first-aid sticking plaster A film for a first-aid sticking plaster consisting of polypropylene resin having a weight average molecular weight within a range of 80,000 to 500,000, with resin elution quantities according to cross fractionation chromatograph in ranges of 45 to 80 perc... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5409903 | Method and compositions for the treatment of H. pylori and dermatitis A method of treating a mammal for the presence or the activity of H. pylori in the gastrointestinal tract is disclosed. The method encompasses orally administering to said mammal a sufficient amount of a scavenging, reacting or inactivating compound to re... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5306490 | Methods for retarding blister formation by use of cyanoacrylate adhesives A cyanoacrylate adhesive is applied to the skin areas prone to blistering prior to blister formation.... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5192536 | Method and composition for coating a wound with polyether polyurethane A composition and a method for coating a wound is described. The composition consists of a mixture of 20 parts by weight of polyether polyurethane resin pellets being dissolved in about 80 parts by weight of tetrahydrofuran thereafter mixing the solution ... | 03/09/1993 |
| 4542012 | Film-forming composition containing an antimicrobial agent and methods A dermatologically acceptable, film-forming composition which comprises a film-forming polymer and, as a broad spectrum antimicrobial agent, iodine which forms a complex with the film-forming polymer. The compositions when applied to skin from a fugitive ... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4156067 | Polyurethane polymers characterized by lactone groups and hydroxyl groups in the polymer backbone Polyurethane polymers characterized by a molecular weight above 6,000 and having lactone groups and hydroxyl groups in the polymer backbone are prepared by reacting a mixture of polyols, a polyfunctional lactone and a polyfunctional isocyanate proportione... | 05/22/1979 |
