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US 2013/0156824 A1Published application
Protective wound dressing device for oral and pharyngeal space
AssigneeEthicon, Inc.
InventorScott Alan Keplinger
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Abstract
The present invention provides a wound dressing comprising a tessellated water-soluble molding matrix comprised of a polymer selected from the group consisting of polyvinyl alcohol, gelatin, and mixtures thereof and a 1,1-disubstituted ethylene monomer. The present invention further provides methods of using the wound dressing and kits containing the wound dressing.
Claims11
1-5. (canceled)
A method of treating a wound comprising:
- (1) applying a 1,1-disubstituted monomer to a wound and embedding a tessellated water-soluble molding matrix comprised of a polymer selected from the group consisting of polyvinyl alcohol, gelatin, and mixtures thereof in said 1,1-disubstituted ethylene monome;
- (2) polymerizing the 1,1-disubstituted ethylene monomer;
- and
- (3) dissolving said water-soluble molding matrix leaving a molded polymer applied to said wound.
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11-15. (canceled)
A method of treating a wound comprising:
- (1) applying a tessellated water-soluble molding matrix comprised of a polymer selected from the group consisting of polyvinyl alcohol, gelatin, and mixtures thereof to a wound and applying a 1,1-disubstituted ethylene monomer to the wound filling at least a portion of at least one cell of the water-soluble molding matrix;
- (2) polymerizing the 1,1-disubstituted ethylene monomer;
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- (3) dissolving said water-soluble molding matrix leaving a molded polymer applied to said wound.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.