Provided herein are methods for the production of native and reconstituted hyaluronan (HA) complexes containing pentraxin-3 (PTX3) and heavy chain 1 (HC1) of inter alpha inhibitor (IαI). Compositions containing the complexes and therapeutic methods using the complexes are provided. Combinations and kits for use in practicing the methods also are provided.

Provided herein are meniscus implant compositions, as well as method for making and using the same. The subject meniscus implants find use in repairing and/or replacing damaged or diseased meniscal tissue in a mammalian subject.

Provided is a method for suppressing the generation of diclofenac lactam from a compound represented by a formula (1) in the description, including allowing the compound of the formula (1) and a component (A) that is at least one type of compound selected from the group consisting of a nonionic surfactant, a hydroxyalkylated cyclodextrin, a C1 to C3 mono-alcohol, a C2 to C3 di-alcohol, a C3 to C6 tri-alcohol, a polyalkylene glycol, a γ-lactone, polyvinylpyrrolidone, a chlorogenic acid, and an alkyl sulfate ester, and salts thereof to coexist. A method for producing a pharmaceutical composition containing a compound represented by the formula (1) and a component (A), and a pharmaceutical composition which is a product produced thereby are also provided.

Hemostatic devices for promoting blood clotting can include a substrate (e.g., gauze, textile, sponge, sponge matrix, one or more fibers, etc.), a hemostatic material disposed thereon such as kaolin clay, and a binder material such as crosslinked calcium alginate with a high guluronate monomer molar percentage disposed on the substrate to substantially retain the hemostatic material material. When the device is used to treat a bleeding wound, at least a portion of the clay material comes into contact with blood to accelerate clotting. Moreover, when exposed to blood, the binder has low solubility and retains a majority of the clay material on the gauze. A bandage that can be applied to a bleeding wound to promote blood clotting includes a flexible substrate and a gauze substrate mounted thereon.

This disclosure describes, inter alia, materials, devices, kits and methods that may be used to treat chronic sinusitis. More specifically, a drug-eluting scaffold is implanted in the middle meatus to treat chronic sinusitis for weeks to months.

This disclosure describes, inter alia, materials, devices, kits and methods that may be used to treat chronic sinusitis. More specifically, a drug-eluting scaffold is implanted in the middle meatus to treat chronic sinusitis for weeks to months.

A therapeutic article of manufacture that includes a body having fibers treated with a mixture including metal-modified cerium oxide nanoparticles (mCNPs) and one or more of a polymeric binder, a dispersant and a stabilizer. The mCNPs have a predominant 3+ surface charge and in a range of about 3-35 nanometers (nm) in size. The mCNPs are mixed in an amount that is in a range of about 0.01 to 0.1 weight percentage of the mixture having the mCNPs and the one or more of a polymeric binder, a dispersant and a stabilizer. The metal (m) is an antimicrobial promoting metal that is non-ionizing. A method is also provided that promotes wound healing and/or antimicrobial infection control with a barrier of the therapeutic article of manufacture.

Disclosed herein are delivery systems including coated and uncoated yarns, yarn precursors, threads, fibers, and other substrates for the constant or near-constant release of active compounds, as well as methods for manufacturing such delivery systems. The yarns, yarn precursors, threads, fibers, and other substrates can include a cross-linked hydrophobic elastomer and an active compound. One or more coatings that are impermeable or substantially impermeable to the active compound may partially or fully occlude the yarn or substrate to control release rates of the active compound. The delivery systems may be used in a variety of applications, including the making of articles of clothing, textiles, and fabrics, and may be used in methods of treating various conditions and diseases.

The present invention provides novel compositions comprising multipotent cells or microvascular tissue, wherein the cells or tissue has been sterilized and/or treated to inactivated viruses, and related methods of using these compositions to treat or prevent tissue injury or disease in an allogeneic subject.

Various embodiments disclosed relate to drug-coated balloon catheters for treating strictures in body lumens and methods of using the same. A drug-coated balloon catheter for delivering a therapeutic agent to a target site of a body lumen stricture includes an elongated balloon having a main diameter. The balloon catheter includes a coating layer overlying an exterior surface of the balloon. The coating layer includes one or more water-soluble additives and an initial drug load of a therapeutic agent.