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US 8,557,874 B2Granted
Hemostatic material
AssigneeEpic Wound Care, Inc.
InventorRichard W. Baggett
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Abstract
The present invention relates to hemostatic fabric materials, and to the methods for making and using such materials. In particular, the present invention relates to hemostatic fabric materials made from chemically treated cellulose, where the hemostatic material can be soluble on wound surfaces.
Claims11
A hemostatic material, comprising
- a polymer of oxidized derivatized esterified cellulose comprising a chain of monomers, each monomer having a structural formula of:
- wherein, for a first plurality of the monomers in the chain:
- R is —OCH2(COO)CH2CH3,
- R1 is —OCH2(COO)CH2CH3, and
- R2 is —CH2OCH2(COO)CH2CH3;
- and
- wherein, for a second plurality of monomers in the chain:
- R is —OCH2(COO)CH2CH3,
- R1 is —OCH2(COO)CH2CH3, and
- R2 is —(COO)CH2CH3.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.