LIQUID-PHASE COMPOSITION CONTAINING ALGINIC ACID OR PHARMACEUTICALLY ACCEPTABLE SALT THEREOF AND COLLOIDAL POLYSACCHARIDE

• Main Authors: LEE, Eun Jung, LEE, Cheol Woo
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 07.04.2021
• Subjects: CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, ORSURGICAL ARTICLES; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION, OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, OR SURGICALARTICLES; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS INGENERAL; PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES

The present invention relates to a liquid composition including alginic acid or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and a colloidal polysaccharide. The liquid composition of the present invention is suitable as a medical biomaterial for tissue repair to elevate mucosal tissues of the stomach and intestines during endoscopic resection. More specifically, the present invention relates to a submucosal injectable pharmaceutical liquid composition for use in endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) or endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) for medical applications, including alginic acid having a weight average molecular weight of 100,000 to less than 200,000 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and a colloidal polysaccharide. The liquid composition of the present invention is suitable for use as a preparation for submucosal local injection that can maintain mucosal elevation for a long time when injected during endoscopic mucosal resection or endoscopic submucosal dissection.