Patent ID: 6342213
Filing Date: 2002-01-29
Classification: A61B,A61K,A61L

Abstract:
A method for treating and/or protecting non-suturable superficial wounds which comprises:applying to the surface of a non-suturable wound, in a non-sterile environment, a sufficient amount of a cyanoacrylate adhesive so as to cover the entire wound area wherein the wound is characterized as superficial cuts and/or abrasions which do not penetrate through the dermal layer of the skin surface to the subcutaneous layer; and polymerizing the cyanoacrylate adhesive so as to join separated skin sections and/or to form an adhesive coating which adheres to the area where the adhesive was applied, wherein the cyanoacrylate, in monomeric form, is represented by formula I: â€ƒwhere R is alkyl of 2 to 10 carbon atoms.