US Patent Issued to Segal Innovations on Oct. 21 for "Bio-adhesive dissolving compounds and device" (Massachusetts, Florida Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,447,045, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to Segal Innovations LLC (Delray Beach, Fla.).

"Bio-adhesive dissolving compounds and device" was invented by Bruce Segal (Delray Beach, Fla.) and Nelson Landrau (Marlborough, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A medical device may comprise a body including a mixture of polyvinylpyrrolidone ("PVP") and mitomycin. The medical device may be in any size or shape such that the medical device may be inserted into living tissue, including, but not limited to, a lacrimal punctal plug and a stent. The mixture of PVP and mitomycin may be coated on a portion of the medical device, contained within a cavit...