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Reducing adhesion

  • US 6,638,917 B1
  • Filed: 02/23/2001
  • Issued: 10/28/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/25/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A device for insertion into a body to reduce adhesion, comprising:

  • a sheet comprising ionically cross-linked alginate and having sufficient mechanical stability to allow suturing of the sheet to a body tissue, the sheet providing a barrier to reduce adhesion between the body tissue and a neighboring body tissue.

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