Hydrogel adhesive
AssigneeLifecore Biomedical, Inc.
InventorsPatrick T. Cahalan, Allan H. Jevne, Arthur J. Coury, Michael J. Kallok
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Abstract
An improved hydrogel adhesive, particularly adapted for adhesion and contact to tissue. It is especially useful in attaching electrical leads to tissue, for example in attaching pacemaker leads to the heart, interiorly or exteriorly.
Claims7
A self-supporting hydrogel adhesive body consisting essentially of predetermined relative amounts of hydrogel polymer and water, the hydrogel polymer ranging from about 70% to about 98% by weight of hydrogel, balance consisting essentially of water, the polymer additionally containing an amount of a cross-linking agent ranging up to about 0.4 equivalent percent.
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