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US 2020/0046873 A1Published application
Abradable therapeutic coatings and devices including such coatings
AssigneeEthicon, Inc.
InventorsDuan Li OU, Robert J. TANNHAUSER, Leo B. KRIKSUNOV
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Abstract
A method of reducing surgical site infection (SSI), using a coated medical device having a tissue penetrating surface and an abradable coating on the medical device comprising at least one antimicrobial agent in the coating.
Claims41
A coated medical device, comprising:
- a tissue penetrating surface;
- and
- an abradable coating on the medical device comprising at least one antimicrobial agent in the coating.
A method of reducing surgical site infection (SSI), comprising:
- providing a coated medical device having a tissue penetrating surface, and an abradable coating on the medical device comprising at least one antimicrobial agent in the coating;
- penetrating a tissue of a surgical site with said tissue penetrating surface;
- and
- depositing at least a portion of said abradable coating on and/or in said tissue.
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