Methods, compositions and kits for surgical repair
AssigneeBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
InventorsSandra Nagale, Mark W. Boden, Andrew Dolan
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Abstract
In some aspects, the present invention provides surgical procedures that comprise applying compositions into and/or onto tissue, including supporting tissues (e.g., ligaments, connective tissue, muscles, etc.) for pelvic organs, among other tissues. In other aspects, the present disclosure pertains to compositions that are useful for performing such procedures. In still other aspects, the present disclosure pertains to kits that are useful for performing such procedures.
Claims7
A procedure comprising delivering an injectable hydrogel composition onto and/or into pelvic tissue, wherein the injectable hydrogel composition comprises a chemically crosslinked hydrogel that is formed ex vivo, wherein the injectable hydrogel is chemically crosslinked with a crosslinking agent having two or more glycidyl groups, and wherein the ex vivo-formed injectable hydrogel composition is formed from a polysaccharide.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.