Muscosal tissue dressing and method of use
AssigneeAcclarent, Inc.
InventorsJoshua Makower, John Y. Chang, Ketan P. Muni, Wenda Carlyle, Howard Levine, William M. Facteau
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for reducing or eliminating pain after surgical procedures related to mucosal tissue, including tonsillectomy, adenoidectomy, or other pharyngeal operations. Certain embodiments provide a biodegradable film or covering that serves as a mechanical barrier to reduce pain caused, for example, by friction between solid food and healing tissue in the first few days after surgery. Some embodiments may include one or more therapeutic substances for locally reducing pain, facilitating healing and/or otherwise treating mucosal tissue at or near a tonsil bed.
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A method of treating a tonsil removal site after a tonsillectomy procedure, the method comprising:
- (a) applying a dressing over the tonsil removal site, wherein one side of the dressing is adapted to adhere to a surgical site and an opposite side of the dressing is adapted to provide abrasion resistance, the opposite side of the dressing embodying material characteristics distinct from the one side of the dressing adapted to adhere;
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- (b) polymerizing the dressing, wherein the act of polymerizing the dressing occurs after the dressing has been positioned to cover at least a portion of the tonsil removal site.
A method of treating a tonsil removal site after a tonsillectomy procedure, the method comprising:
- (a) positioning a dressing proximate to the tonsil removal site, wherein one side of the dressing is adapted to adhere to a surgical site and an opposite side of the dressing is adapted to provide abrasion resistance, the opposite side of the dressing embodying material characteristics distinct from the one side of the dressing adapted to adhere;
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- (b) applying the dressing, wherein the act of applying the dressing comprises applying the dressing in a liquid form to the tonsil removal site.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.