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Method for preventing the formation of adhesions following surgery or injury

  • US 20040235708A1
  • Filed: 01/27/2004
  • Published: 11/25/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/18/1995
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for augmenting soft or hard tissue within a mammalian body, comprising:

  • (a) providing a first crosslinkable component having m nucleophilic groups, wherein m≧

    2;

    (b) providing a second crosslinkable component having n electrophilic groups capable of reaction with the m nucleophilic groups to form covalent bonds, wherein n≧

    2 and m+n≧

    5;

    (c) applying the first and second crosslinkable components to the tissue; and

    (d) allowing the first and second crosslinkable components to crosslink in situ, wherein the first and second crosslinkable components are biocompatible, synthetic, and nonimmunogenic.

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