Hemostatic compositions
AssigneesBaxter Healthcare S.A., Baxter International Inc.
InventorsKatharina Harkamp, Katarzyna Gorna, Klaus Tschetschkowitsch
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Abstract
The invention discloses a hemostatic composition composing chitin or a water insoluble chitin derivative, especially water insoluble chitosan, in particulate form, wherein the composition is present in paste form.
Claims15
A hemostatic composition comprising chitin or a water insoluble chitin derivative, in particulate form, wherein the composition is present in paste form.
A kit for making a flowable paste of chitin or a water insoluble chitin derivative for the treatment of an injury selected from the group consisting of a wound, a hemorrhage, a damaged tissue, and bleeding tissue, comprising:
- a) a dry hemostatic composition comprising chitin or a water insoluble chitin derivative, especially water insoluble chitosan, to be reconstituted to a flowable paste;
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- b) a diluent for reconstitution of the hemostatic composition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.