CLOSURE MEDICAL CORPORATION Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090270884 | Mesh Dispensing Device Having a Closed Loop of Backing Film - A mesh dispensing device includes a housing having a substantially enclosed interior and an opening; a plurality of routing guide elements mounted in the interior of the housing; and a closed loop of backing film having a defined circumference. The closed loop of backing film is routed around at least a portion of the plurality of routing guide elements to define a path along which the closed loop of backing film moves. The device also includes a defined length of mesh that is detachably adhered to the closed loop of backing film and an opening guide element mounted near the opening of the housing. The opening guide element receives mesh that has been detached from the closed loop of backing film for dispensing. | 10-29-2009 |
20080302487 | MESH DISPENSER - A dispensing device configured to operate with an adhesive backed mesh and backing film for tissue bonding is disclosed. The dispensing device provides for low-friction, low force pay-out of a desired length of an adhesive backed mesh to a wound site. The device prevents or eliminates distortion of the mesh prior to application to the wound sites and includes means for reducing or eliminating binding during use. The dispensing device is configured to operate in a “forward” mode (substrate to which mesh is applied passes beneath applicator after mesh is applied) to provide essentially an unobstructed view of the wound site during use. | 12-11-2008 |
20080255610 | Adhesive-Containing Wound Closure Device and Method - An article, such as a tissue bonding article, includes a flexible material, a polymerization initiator or rate modifier disposed in or on the flexible material, and a polymerizable adhesive composition permeated throughout at least a portion of the flexible material, where the polymerization initiator or rate modifier is a polymerization initiator or rate modifier for the polymerizable adhesive composition. | 10-16-2008 |
20080243082 | System for surgical drain fixation - Devices, systems and methods for fixation of medical articles which remain in a patient's body for a period of time are provided. The articles may be secured to the patient's skin by use of a device having an arcuate channel for holding the medical article. In one device, a base member including an arcuate channel receives the medical article, which base member has a plurality of protrusions which rest against the skin providing a gap for application of a polymerizable adhesive composition which polymerizes, forming a seal around the medical article and securing the medical article to the body. Alternatively, a device including a base member having an arcuate channel is provided adhered to a flexible member. The device receives the medical article and is positioned proximate to the patient's skin. Polymerizable adhesive composition is applied to the flexible member, securing the medical article to the patient's body upon polymerization. | 10-02-2008 |
20080241249 | Cyanoacrylate composite - An adhesive composite composition is provided including one or more polymerizable monomers and one or more metal stearates. The one or more polymerizable monomers may be a cyanoacrylate monomer. The adhesive composite composition may further comprise a plasticizer, an initiator, a rate modifier, a stabilizer, a colorant, a heat dissipating agent, or other additives. Methods for the application of the adhesive composite compositions to living tissue are also provided. The adhesive composite composition provides an adhesive composite material upon polymerization which is a polymer matrix entrapping the metal stearate. Polymerization of the adhesive composite composition at a site on living tissue provides an adhesive composite material which promotes microcirculation and tissue growth at the site of application of the adhesive composite composition. | 10-02-2008 |