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Absorbable dressings for sealing sensitive neural tissue and dura matter

Grant US12576182B2 Kind: B2 Mar 17, 2026

Assignee

Ethicon, Inc.

Inventors

Sai Veruva, Leo B. Kriksunov

Abstract

The present invention is directed to a sealant patch for use on or over sensitive tissue, comprising: a flat, flexible, bioresorbable substrate coated by a moisture-activated adhesive on one side thereof, wherein said adhesive is at least partially inactivated in a first portion of said patch, but remains active in peripheral areas surrounding the first portion. The adherence of the first portion to the tissue is weaker versus adherence in the peripheral areas. The adhesive in the first portion is fully or partially inactivated or pre-reacted prior to application of the sealant patch to the tissue.

CPC Classifications

A61L 24/0042 A61L 24/0046 A61L 24/0047 A61L 24/043 A61L 24/10 A61L 2300/442 A61L 2400/00 A61L 2400/04 A61L 2420/00 A61L 2420/02 A61F 13/00 A61F 13/00055 A61F 13/00059 A61F 13/00072 A61F 13/00076 A61F 13/0246 A61F 13/025 A61F 13/0253 A61F 13/0256 A61F 13/0276 A61F 13/0283 A61F 13/0286 A61F 13/0289 A61F 2013/00217 C09J 7/30 C09J 7/32 C09J 2301/408 C09J 2301/502

Filing Date

2023-08-11

Application No.

18448226

Claims

14