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US 10,864,304 B2Granted
Anti-infective antimicrobial-containing biomaterials
AssigneeAtrium Medical Corporation
InventorsKeith M. Faucher, Hilda N. Rono, Anthony Richard Horton, Jocelyn Choroszy, Paul Martakos
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Abstract
A material including a plurality of fatty acid chains cross-linked together and a silver fatty acid salt formed with the fatty acid chains within the material. Methods for forming a material are also included. The silver-containing materials can be utilized alone or in combination with a medical device for the release and local delivery of one or more anti-infective agents.
Claims22
A material comprising:
- a plurality of fatty acid chains at least partially cross-linked together to form a bioabsorbable gel;
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- a silver fatty acid salt formed in an aqueous environment with at least some of the at least partially cross-linked fatty acid chains within the material, wherein the silver fatty acid salt comprises silver ions and is characterized by an FTIR peak at about 1512 cm−1.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.