Cured gel and method of making

US10869902B2 · 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: Dec 14, 2017
• Grant date: Dec 22, 2020
• Expiry date: Dec 14, 2037

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 gel. 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 alpha-linolenic acid (ALA).