Patents Assigned to Actamaz Surgical Materials, LLC
  • Methods for sealing an orifice in tissue using an aldol-crosslinked polymeric hydrogel adhesive
    Patent number: 8679537
    Abstract: Methods for sealing an orifice in tissue in the body of a living animal using an adhesive formed by reacting an oxidized polysaccharide with a poly(hydroxylic) compound derivatized with acetoacetate groups in the presence of a base catalyst are disclosed. Methods for using the adhesive for medical and veterinary applications such as topical wound closure; and surgical procedures, such as intestinal anastomosis, vascular anastomosis, tissue repair, and ophthalmic procedures; and drug delivery are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Actamaz Surgical Materials, LLC
    Inventor: Samuel David Arthur