[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 48 (Tuesday, March 12, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 11106]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-5902]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army


Availability for Non-Exclusive, Exclusive, or Partially Exclusive 
Licensing of U.S. Patent Application Concerning Compositions and 
Methods for Reducing Blood and Fluid Loss From Open Wounds

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with 37 CFR 404.6, announcement is made of the 
availability for licensing of U.S. Patent Application No. 60/300,384 
entitled ``Compositions and Methods for Reducing Blood and Fluid Loss 
from Open Wounds'' filed June 22, 2001. The United States Government as 
represented by the Secretary of the Army has rights in this invention.

ADDRESSES: Commander, U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, 
ATTN: Command Judge Advocate, MCMR-JA, 504 Scott Street, Fort Detrick, 
Frederick, Maryland 21702-5012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For patent issues, Ms. Elizabeth 
Arwine, Patent Attorney, (301) 619-7808. For licensing issues, Dr. Paul 
Mele, Office of Research & Technology Assessment, (301) 619-6664, both 
at telefax (301) 619-5034.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The invention described herein relates to 
methods for reducing and/or stopping bleeding or fluid loss from open 
wound, denuded tissue or burned skin, comprising the step of applying 
to the open wound, denuded tissue or burned skin a gel-forming 
composition comprising at least one of the following compositions: a 
polyacrylic acid having the structural formula 
[CH2=CHCO2H]n, where n is between 10,000 and 
70,000; a polyacrylic acid and a dessicated water soluble organic or 
inorganic base; polyacrylic acid and a dessicated poorly soluble basic 
salt, and a polyvinyl alcohol having the structural formula of 
[CH2=CHOH]n, where n is between 15,000 and 150,000. When the 
gel-forming composition is applied to the open wound, denuded tissue, 
or burned skin, its ions react therein the presence of water from blood 
or body fluid therein to form an aqueous gel or mucilage having 
sufficient viscosity and adhesiveness to cover and adhere to the open 
wound, denuded tissue, or burned skin so that bleeding or fluid loss is 
thereby reduced and/or stopped.

Luz D. Ortiz,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-5902 Filed 3-11-02; 8:45 am]
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