Patent · US Expired

Bone sealants

US6420454B1 · kind B1 · utility

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21Claims

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Assignee

Merck Patentgesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Robert Wenz · Cottage Grove, US
Ralf Krotz · Wiesloch, DE
Wolfgang Ritter · Düsseldorf, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 3, 1999
Grant date	Jul 16, 2002
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 3, 2019

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61L2430/02
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention relates to improved bone sealants for staunching local haemorrhages on bones, which are characterized in that the bone sealant consists of a polyester oligomer synthesized from polyol, lactide and glycolide, and water-soulble polymers.

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