Compositions, systems, and methods for arresting or controlling bleeding or fluid leakage in body tissue
US6458147B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 1, 1999 |
| Grant date | Oct 1, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 1, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2090/064
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A biocompatible and biodegradable hydrogel compound, which is free of a hemostatic agent, is applied to arrest the flow of blood or fluid from body tissue. The compound preferably includes a protein comprising recombinant or natural serum albumin, which is mixed with a polymer that comprises poly(ethylene) glycol (PEG), and, most preferably, a multi-armed PEG polymer.
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