Hypertonic solution for arthroscopic surgery
US4872865A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 30, 1987 |
| Grant date | Oct 10, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 30, 2007 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K33/00
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A physiologically conforming solution for use in invasive medical procedures which is hypertonic with respect to blood serum and may, in fact, have a higher osmolality than synovial fluid. The solution is of particular utility as an irrigant in arthroscopic surgery in order to reduce the risk of swelling and injury of the synovial tissues and as a therapeutic treatment for swelling and subsequent inflammation of joints and soft tissue which occurs in certain traumatized and pathological states.
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