Patent ID: 9381270
Filing Date: 2016-07-05
CPC Classification: A61F,A61K,A61L,A61P,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A method of treating a tonsil removal site after a tonsillectomy procedure, the method comprising: (a) applying a dressing over the tonsil removal site, wherein one side of the dressing is adapted to adhere to a surgical site and an opposite side of the dressing is adapted to provide abrasion resistance, the opposite side of the dressing embodying material characteristics distinct from the one side of the dressing adapted to adhere, and further wherein the dressing includes pores; (b) polymerizing the dressing, wherein the act of polymerizing the dressing occurs after the dressing has been positioned to cover at least a portion of the tonsil removal site; and (c) releasing a drug from the dressing.