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Patent US8114433 - Clay-based hemostatic agents and devices for the delivery thereof - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA hemostatic device for promoting the clotting of blood includes a gauze substrate, a clay material disposed on the gauze substrate, and also a polyol such as glycerol or the like disposed on the gauze substrate to bind the clay material. When the device is used to treat a bleeding wound, at least a...http://www.google.com/patents/US8114433?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8114433 - Clay-based hemostatic agents and devices for the delivery thereofAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8114433 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/581,782Publication dateFeb 14, 2012Filing dateOct 19, 2009Priority dateMay 26, 2006Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2677606A1, CA2677606C, CN101687056A, EP2142220A2, EP2142220B1, EP2508209A1, US7604819, US8343537, US8846076, US20070276345, US20100233248, US20120130296, US20130079695, US20130178778, US20140171848, WO2008109160A2, WO2008109160A3Publication number12581782, 581782, US 8114433 B2, US 8114433B2, US-B2-8114433, US8114433 B2, US8114433B2InventorsRaymond J. Huey, Denny Lo, Daniel J. Burns, Giacomo Basadonna, Francis X. HurseyOriginal AssigneeZ-Medica CorporationExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (99), Non-Patent Citations (214), Referenced by (12), Classifications (31), Legal Events (5) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetClay-based hemostatic agents and devices for the delivery thereof
US 8114433 B2Abstract
This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/715,057, filed Mar. 6, 2007, entitled �Clay-Based Hemostatic Agents and Devices for the Delivery Thereof,� now U.S. Pat. No. 7,604,819, which is a continuation-in-part application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/590,427, filed Oct. 30, 2006, entitled �Clay-Based Hemostatic Agents and Devices for the Delivery Thereof,� which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/808,618, filed May 26, 2006, entitled �Blood Clotting Compound� and U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/810,447, filed Jun. 1, 2006, entitled �Hemostatic Device with Oxidized Cellulose Pad.� The contents of all of the above-referenced applications are incorporated herein by reference in their entireties.
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