Tissue adhesive suitable for spray application
US5980866A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 13, 1997 |
| Grant date | Nov 9, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 13, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/00495
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An adhesive for tissue capable of uniformly forming a high concentration of fibrin so as to provide a high closing effect is disclosed. The adhesive for tissue comprises a fibrinogen solution and a thrombin solution which solutions are separated from each other. The adhesive is to be mixed and spray coated together with a sterile gas and has a volume ratio of the fibrinogen solution to the thrombin solution of about 2:1 to 10:1. This adhesive is to be sprayed together with a sterile gas for the adhesion or closing of living tissue of a human being or animal.
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