Cured gel and method of making

US10016465B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• ATRIUM MEDICAL CORPORATION · US

Inventors

• Roger Labrecque · Londonderry, US
• Philip McNamara · Concord, US
• Joseph Ferraro · Londonderry, US
• Lisa Rogers · Londonderry, US
• Paul Martakos · Pelham, US
• Theodore Karwoski · Hollis, US
• Steve A. Herweck · Nashua, US
• Keith M. Faucher · Nashua, US
• Thomas M. Swanick · Goffstown, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 10, 2014
• Grant date: Jul 10, 2018
• Expiry date: Feb 12, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B05D3/067
• WIPO field: Pharmaceuticals
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A cured non-polymeric gel including a plurality of non-polymeric cross-links. The non-polymeric cross-links result from curing an oil or oil composition at selected curing conditions to achieve a desired amount of cross-linking to form the non-polymeric get. The desired amount of cross-linking is selected based on a desired rate of degradation of the gel after the gel is implanted. The oil or oil composition comprises one or more of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), or alphalinolenic acid (ALA).