Method and device for delivering fibrin glue
US6121422A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 25, 1998 |
| Grant date | Sep 19, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 25, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/00495
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and device for activating and applying a solution of fibrinogen to form fibrin glue at a desired site. The method includes contacting the solution of fibrinogen with immobilized thrombin under conditions that result in a solution of polymerizable fibrin and delivering the activated solution to the desired site. The device includes a housing having a compartment for a solution of fibrinogen, a container for immobilized thrombin, a structure following the solution of fibrinogen to be brought into contact with the immobilized thrombin under conditions which permit the activation of the fibrinogen to polymerizable fibrin, and a structure allowing for delivery of the activated solution to the desired site.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.