HYDROGEL MEMBRANE FOR ADHESION PREVENTION

• Main Authors: MAYES, Sarah M, SCHMIDT, Christine E, ZAWKO, Scott A
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 03.01.2024
• Subjects: AFTER-TREATMENT NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C08B, C08C, C08F,C08G; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, ORSURGICAL ARTICLES; CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION, OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; FIRST-AID KITS; FOMENTATION; GENERAL PROCESSES OF COMPOUNDING; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, OR SURGICALARTICLES; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; METALLURGY; METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS INGENERAL; ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; PROSTHESES; SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS ORMEDICINAL PREPARATIONS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; WORKING-UP

The invention provides a kit including a hydrogel composition comprising: uncrosslinked hyaluronate; crosslinked alginate and un-crosslinked alginate; a crosslinker comprising a cation configured to crosslink the un-crosslinked alginate; and a chelator configured to chelate the cation; wherein the un-crosslinked alginate includes sodium alginate and the crosslinker includes calcium; and a syringe.