Patent ID: 9320653
Filing Date: 2016-04-26
CPC Classification: A61B,A61F,A61L,A61P

Claim Text:
1. A method for treating a breach or puncture in a vein or artery resulting from a cardiac catheterization procedure in a patient, comprising: a) applying topically over a catheter exit site on the skin of a patient in need of such treatment a composition comprising an effective amount of one or more coagulant, wherein the one or more coagulant does not comprise a poly-β-1→4-N-acetylglucosamine polymer or derivative thereof, and wherein the catheter exit site is contiguous with a breach or puncture in the vein or artery made by the catheter by 1-10 cm; and concurrently b) applying compression to or proximal to the site of the application of the composition or applying a barrier-forming material to the site of the application of the composition.