N,O-carbonxymethylchitosan for prevention of surgical adhesions

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PATENT NO 5679658
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08436770

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The invention relates to a method of treating patients to minimize post-surgical adhesions and a kit useful in the method of the invention. The method is based on the timing that N,O-carboxymethylchitosan (NOCC) has advantageous properties as a wound healing lavage and coating. A NOCC solution is particularly effective as a post-surgical lavage and when used in conjunction with a NOCC gel coating, wound healing rate is unchanged while the number and severity of adhesions in greatly reduced.

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CHITOGENICS INC84 ANCHOR DRIVE HALIFAX NOVA SCOTIA B3N 3

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Elson, Clive M Halifax, CA 8 142

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