Patent ID: 9732124
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: A61P,C02F,C07K

Claim:
1. A method of inhibiting adhesion of a single cell organism to a surface, the method comprising contacting the single cell organism with a composition comprising a cyclized peptide consisting of a length of up to 35 amino acids and comprising a sequence selected from the group consisting of FDYDWY (SEQ ID NO: 2) and FNFDWY (SEQ ID NO: 5) or combinations thereof, wherein the surface is in a medical device selected from the group consisting of artificial blood vessels, catheters and other devices for the removal or delivery of fluids to patients, artificial hearts, artificial kidneys, orthopedic pins, prosthetic joints, plates, urinary devices, ventricular or arterio-venous shunts, prostheses, breast implants, penile prostheses, vascular grafting prostheses, aneurysm repair devices, mechanical heart valves, artificial joints, artificial larynxes, otological implants, anastomotic devices, vascular catheter ports, vascular stents, clamps, embolic devices, wound drain tubes, ocular lenses, dental implants, hydrocephalus shunts, pacemakers and implantable defibrillators, needleless connectors, and voice prostheses.