US 6,982,288 B2
Medical compositions containing an ionic salt, kits, and methods
Sumita B. Mitra, West Saint Paul, Minn. (US); and Afshin Falsafi, Woodbury, Minn. (US)
Assigned to 3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, Minn. (US)
Filed on Apr. 12, 2002, as Appl. No. 10/121,329.
Prior Publication US 2003/0195273 A1, Oct. 16, 2003
Int. Cl. A61K 6/083 (2006.01); A61C 5/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 523—119 45 Claims
 
1. A multi-part hardenable medical composition, wherein at least one part comprises:
a hardenable resin system comprising an ethylenically unsaturated component; water;
an ionic reducing agent or an ionic oxidation agent; and
a secondary ionic salt comprising a cation selected from the group consisting of a Group I ion, a Group II ion, an ammonium ion of the formula NR4+ wherein each R is H or a (C1–C4)alkyl group, and mixtures thereof;
wherein the at least one part has increased shelf life relative to the same part without the secondary ionic salt.