Adhesive-containing wound closure device and method

1. A method of bonding tissue, comprising: placing a single strip of flexible material over a section of tissue, wherein said flexible material comprises a polymerization initiator or rate modifier disposed in or on said flexible material, and an adhesive substance disposed on at least a portion of a bottom side of said flexible material; applying a polymerizable adhesive composition over at least a portion of a top surface of the flexible material; and allowing the polymerizable adhesive composition to permeate into and under the flexible material and polymerize to form a composite structure bonded to said tissue.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the flexible material is a mesh.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the mesh is formed of either woven or non-woven fabrics or materials.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the polymerization initiator or rate modifier is selected from the group consisting of detergent compositions, nonionic surfactants, cationic surfactants, anionic surfactants, stannous octoate (tin (II) 2-ethylhexanoate), sodium tetradecyl sulfate, amphoteric or zwitterionic surfactants, amines, imines, amides, phosphines, phosphates, phosphonium salts, alcohols, methyl gallate, ascorbic acid, tannins, tannic acid, inorganic bases and salts, sulfur compounds, polymeric cyclic ethers, cyclic and acyclic carbonates, phase transfer catalysts, organometallics, manganese acetylacetonate, radical initiators and radicals, and bioactive compounds or agents.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the polymerization initiator is one or more quaternary ammonium halide(s).

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the polymerization initiator is one or more alkylbenzyldimethylammonium chloride(s) having an alkyl ranging from 6-18 carbon atoms.

7. The method of claim 5 wherein the polymerization initiator comprises benzethonium chloride.

8. The method of claim 5 , wherein the polymerizable adhesive composition is a monomeric composition.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein polymerizable adhesive composition comprises one or more 1, 1-disubstituted ethylene monomers.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein polymerizable adhesive composition comprises one or more monomer selected from the group consisting of methyl cyanoacrylate, ethyl cyanoacrylate, n-butyl cyanoacrylate, 2-octyl cyanoacrylate, methoxyethyl cyanoacrylate, ethoxyethyl cyanoacrylate, dodecyl cyanoacrylate, 2-ethylhexyl cyanoacrylate, butyl cyanoacrylate, 3-methoxybutyl cyanoacrylate, 2-butoxyethyl cyanoacrylate, 2-isopropoxyethyl cyanoacrylate, 1-methoxy-2-propyl cyanoacrylate, hexyl cyanoacrylate, butyl lactoyl cyanoacrylate, butyl glycolcyl cyanoacrylate, ethyl lactoyl cyanoacrylate, and ethyl glycoloyl cyanoacrylate.

11. The method of claim 5 wherein the polymerization initiator comprises benzalkonium chloride.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein polymerizable adhesive composition comprises one or more 1, 1-disubstituted ethylene monomers.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein polymerizable adhesive composition comprises one or more monomer selected from the group consisting of methyl cyanoacrylate, ethyl cyanoacrylate, n-butyl cyanoacrylate, 2-octyl cyanoacrylate, methoxyethyl cyanoacrylate, ethoxyethyl cyanoacrylate, dodecyl cyanoacrylate, 2-ethylhexyl cyanoacrylate, butyl cyanoacrylate, 3-methoxybutyl cyanoacrylate, 2-butoxyethyl cyanoacrylate, 2-isopropoxyethyl cyanoacrylate, 1-methoxy-2-propyl cyanoacrylate, hexyl cyanoacrylate, butyl lactoyl cyanoacrylate, butyl glycolcyl cyanoacrylate, ethyl lactoyl cyanoacrylate, and ethyl glycoloyl cyanoacrylate.

14. The method of claim 1 , wherein the flexible material comprises a polyester mesh, the polymerization initiator comprises benzethonium chloride, the adhesive substance comprises a pressure sensitive adhesive, and the polymerizable adhesive composition comprises 2-octyl cyanoacrylate monomer.

15. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of applying the polymerizable adhesive is applied to a portion of the flexible material overlying an underlying wound.

16. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of applying the polymerizable adhesive is applied to a part of a portion of the flexible material overlying an underlying wound.

17. The method of claim 1 , wherein the flexible material comprises a polyester mesh, the polymerization initiator comprises benzalkonium chloride, the adhesive substance comprises a pressure sensitive adhesive, and the polymerizable adhesive composition comprises 2-octyl cyanoacrylate monomer.

18. A method of bonding tissue, comprising:

placing a single strip of flexible material over a section of tissue, wherein said flexible material comprises a polymerization initiator or rate modifier disposed in or on said flexible material;

applying at least one adhesive strip on the flexible material and contacting the tissue;

applying a polymerizable adhesive composition over at least a portion of a top surface of the flexible material; and allowing the polymerizable adhesive composition to permeate into and under the flexible material and polymerize to form a composite structure bonded to said tissue.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the at least one adhesive strip is applied across the flexible material and contacts the tissue.

20. The method of claim 18 , wherein at least two adhesive strips are applied on the flexible material and contact the tissue.

21. The method of claim of claim 20 , wherein the at least two adhesive strips are applied across the flexible material and contact the tissue.

22. The method of claim 21 , wherein at least one of the adhesive strips is placed toward a first end of the flexible material and the at least second of the adhesive strips is placed toward a second end of the flexible material.

23. The method of claim 20 , wherein at least one of the adhesive strips is placed toward a first end of the flexible material and the at least second of the adhesive strips is placed toward a second end of the flexible material.

24. The method of claim 18 , wherein the step of applying the polymerizable adhesive is applied to a portion of the flexible material overlying an underlying wound.

25. The method of claim 18 , wherein the flexible material comprises a polyester mesh, the polymerization initiator comprises benzethonium chloride, the adhesive substance comprises a pressure sensitive adhesive, and the polymerizable adhesive composition comprises 2-octyl cyanoacrylate monomer.

26. The method of claim 18 , wherein the flexible material comprises a polyester mesh, the polymerization initiator comprises benzalkonium chloride, the adhesive substance comprises a pressure sensitive adhesive, and the polymerizable adhesive composition comprises 2-octyl cyanoacrylate monomer.

27. The method of claim 18 , wherein the step of applying the polymerizable adhesive is applied to a part of a portion of the flexible material overlying an underlying wound.