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US 2014/0178446 A1Published application
Hemostatic agent for topical and internal use
AssigneeLoma Linda University Medical Center
InventorsYong Hua Zhu, Chang Zheng Yang, Wolff M. Kirsch
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Abstract
This invention relates to deployable hemostatic materials comprising chitosan fibers. The hemostatic materials are suitable for use in sealing or controlling active bleeding from artery and vein lacerations and punctures, and for controlling oozing from tissue.
Claims15
1-20. (canceled)
A hemostatic material, the material a plurality of layers of chitosan fiber secured to each other to form a net structure by treatment with a weak acid solution of pH 3.0 to 4.5, the hemostatic material further comprising microporous polysaccharide microspheres adhered to the chitosan fiber.
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