Patents Assigned to Dean A. McGee Eye Inst.
  • Wound healing composition and method
    Patent number: 5053388
    Abstract: Improved healing of wounds, particularly wounds of the eye, such as keratorefractive surgical incisions, is obtained by coating the wound surfaces with a solution containing a protein crosslinking compound such as dimethyl pimelimidate dihydrochloride, followed by treatment with a composition containing an extracellular matrix material such as fibronectin, a biologically active fragment or an analog thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 1, 1991
    Assignees: Chiron Ophthalmics, Inc., Dean A. McGee Eye Inst.
    Inventors: David Gibson, Michael Lerner, Robert Nordquist, Cary Reich