Viscoelastic fluid for use in spine and general surgery and other surgery and therapies and method of using same
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1. A method of preventing scar formation in sterile parts of the body during and following surgery comprising the step of:
- delivering to a wound an implant composition having up to about 21/2% by weight of carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) and up to about 0.5% by weight of polyethylene oxide (PEO) in a physiologically acceptable mixture.
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Abstract
This invention relates to an improved viscoelastic fluid or gel for use in general surgery and also more specifically in spine and neurosurgery and also in surgery dealing with reproductive organs. The invention encompasses the method of delivering to a surgical wound an implant composition having up to about a 21/2% by weight of carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) and at least about a 0.5% by weight polyethylene oxide (PEO) in a physiologically acceptable mixture.
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1. A method of preventing scar formation in sterile parts of the body during and following surgery comprising the step of:
delivering to a wound an implant composition having up to about 21/2% by weight of carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) and up to about 0.5% by weight of polyethylene oxide (PEO) in a physiologically acceptable mixture. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of preventing scar formation in sterile parts thereof during and following the performance of surgical procedures on reproductive organs of a mammal comprising the step of:
delivering to a wound an implant composition having up to about 21/2% by weight of carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) and up to about 0.5% by weight of polyethylene oxide (PEO) in a physiologically acceptable mixture. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of preventing scar formation in sterile parts of the body during and following spine surgery comprising the step of:
delivering to a wound an implant composition having up to about 21/2% by weight of carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) and up to about 0.5% by weight polyethylene oxide (PEO) in a physiologically acceptable mixture. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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