Patent ID: 8105628

Claim:
A body-absorbable, mechanically hemostatic putty composition comprising an intimate admixture of the following Components 1 and 2 wherein Component 1 is a finely powdered, carboxylic acid salt having a carboxylate anion and a metallic cation, Component 2 is a composition that is liquid at room temperature comprising a first member selected from the group consisting of tocopherol, a C 2 -C 10 aliphatic monocarboxylic acid ester of tocopherol, tocopheryl acetate, tocopheryl malate, tocopheryl citrate, and mixtures thereof, and a second member that is a block copolymer of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide, wherein the composition further comprises an analgesic, Component 2 makes up 10-70% of the composition by weight, and the first member of Component 2 makes up 4 to 25% of the composition by weight.