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US 2011/0300235 A1Published application
Gallium-containing sealant for medical use
AssigneeMedtronic, Inc.
InventorMatthew F. Myntti
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Abstract
Chronic rhinosinusitis and other bacterial sinus conditions may be treated by applying a solvating system containing a surfactant to a bacterial biofilm in a nasal or sinus cavity, disrupting the biofilm, and applying a protective layer of a polymeric film-forming medical sealant.
Claims11
1-32. (canceled)
A composition for reducing bacterial recolonization and biofilm reformation on tissue from which a biofilm has been removed, the composition comprising a polymeric film-forming sealant and a gallium-containing antimicrobial agent.
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