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USOO6585967B2 (12) United States Patent (10) Patent No.: US 6,585,967 B2 Narang et al. (45) Date of Patent: *Jul. 1, 2003 (54) ADHESIVE TREATMENT FORTINEA 5,480,935 A 1/1996 Greff et al. CRURIS 5,514,371 A 5/1996 Leung et al. 5,514,372 A 5/1996 Leung et al. Inventors: Upvan Narang, Raleigh, NC (US); 5.530,037 A 6/1996 McDonnell et al. (75) 5,554,365 A 9/1996 Byram et al. William S. C. Nicholson, Raleigh, NC 5,575.997 A 11/1996 Leung et al. (US); Anthony Sherbondy, Raleigh, 5,580,565 A 12/1996 Tighe et al. NC (US); Gabriel N. Szabo, Raleigh, 5,582,834 A 12/1996 Leung et al. NC (US) 5,613,942 A 3/1997 Lucast et al. 5,624,669 A 4/1997 Leung et al. (73) Assignee: Closure Medical Corporation, 5,653,769 A 8/1997 Barley, Jr. et al. Raleigh, NC (US) 5,661,170 A 8/1997 Chodosh ..................... 514/390 5,665,817 A 9/1997 Greff et al. (*) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this 5,684,042 A 11/1997 Greff et al. patent is extended or adjusted under 35 5,716,607 A 2/1998 Byram et al. U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days. 5,716,608 A 2/1998 Byram et al. 5,717.005 A 2/1998 Richardson 5,725,491 A 3/1998 Tipton et al. This patent is Subject to a terminal dis 5,730,994. A 3/1998 Askill et al. claimer. 5,753,699 A 5/1998 Greff et al. 5,755,680 A 5/1998 Ghodsian (21) Appl. No.: 09/898,005 5,762.919. A 6/1998 Greff et al. 5,762.955 A 6/1998 Smith (22) Filed: Jul. 5, 2001 5,783,177 A 7/1998 Greff et al. 5,800,373 A 9/1998 Melanson et al. (65) Prior Publication Data 5,800,831 A 9/1998 Burnett et al. US 2003/000794.6 A1 Jan. 9, 2003 5,807,563 A 9/1998 Askill et al. 5,811,091 A 9/1998 Greff et al. (51) Int. Cl." .......................... A61K 31/74; A61K 7/00; 5,811,107 A 9/1998 Gangadharan et al. A61K 31/415 5,827,870 A 10/1998 Chodosh U.S. Cl. ..................... 424/78.31; 424/401; 514/390 5,840,072 A 11/1998 Carey (52) 5,855,208 A 1/1999 Askill et al. (58) Field of Search .............................. 424/401, 78.31; 5,981,621 A 11/1999 Clark et al. 514/390 6,001,345 A 12/1999 Askill et al. 6,086,906. A 7/2000 Greff et al. (56) References Cited 6,090,397 A 7/2000 Lee et al. 6,102.205 A 8/2000 Greff et al. U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS 6,155,265 A 12/2000 Hammerslag 3,577,516 A 5/1971 Gould et al. 6,183,190 B1 2/2001 Raiteri 3,847,155 A 11/1974 Bernaola 6,183,593 B1 2/2001 Narang et al. 3,880,158 A 4/1975 Gurney 6,238,692 B1 5/2001 Smith 3.987,000 A 10/1976 Gleichenhagen et al. 6,433,096 B1 8/2002 Hickey et al. 4,073,291 A 2/1978 Marvel et al. 2001/0038857 A1 11/2001 Smith 4,287.177 A 9/1981 Nakashima et al. 2001/0051179 A1 12/2001 Berman 4,310,509 A 1/1982 Berglund et al. FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS 4,323,557 A 4/1982 Rosso et al. 4,479,933 A 10/1984 Akimova et al. 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(57) ABSTRACT 4,987,893 A 1/1991 Salamone et al. 5,009.224 A 4/1991 Cole A method of treating or preventing tinea cruris, commonly 5,082,663 A 1/1992 Konishi et al. known as Jock Itch, includes applying a polymerizable 5,103,812 A 4/1992 Salamone et al. 5,160.737 A * 11/1992 Friedman et al. ........... 424/401 monomer adhesive composition to an area of skin afflicted 5,254,132 A 10/1993 Barley et al. with or Susceptible to tinea cruris, optionally with at least 5,306,490 A 4/1994 Barley, Jr. one of an additional anti-fungal agent or a skin care additive, 5,320.838 A 6/1994 Woller and allowing the polymerizable monomer composition to 5,403.591 A 4/1995 Tighe et al. polymerize to form a polymer film over the area of Skin. 5,409,903 A 4/1995 Polak et al. 5,413,780 A 5/1995 Huprich 34 Claims, No Drawings US 6,585,967 B2 1 2 ADHESIVE TREATMENT FORTINEA drugs, Such as anti-fungal agents, to affected parts of the CRURIS skin. U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,716,607 and 5,716,608, both to Byram et al., disclose the use of cyanoacrylate adhesives to prevent ionization radiation damage to skin. Such damage is pre BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION vented by applying the cyanoacrylate polymer to the skin to be protected. U.S. Pat. No. 5,653,769 to Barkey, Jr., et al., 1. Field of Invention discloses protecting skin areas from irritation due to contact The present invention relates to treatment and prevention with artificial devices Such as prosthetics, bandages and of tinea cruris, commonly known as Jock Itch. casts by applying a cyanoacrylate polymer to the desired 2. Description of Related Art skin areas that otherwise would be prone to ulceration or Monomer and polymer adhesives are used in both indus irritation by the devices. trial (including household) and medical applications. U.S. Pat. No. 4,287.177 to Nakashima et al. discloses a Included among these adhesives are the 1,1-disubstituted protective covering material for forming a film or coat on the ethylene monomers and polymers, Such as the skin or wound Surface, wherein the film may contain an C-cyanoacrylates. Since the discovery of the adhesive prop 15 anti-fungal agent that is controllably released when the erties of Such monomers and polymers, they have found composition is placed in contact with the skin. U.S. Pat. Nos. wide use due to the Speed with which they cure, the Strength 5,684,042; 5,753,699; 5,762,919; 5,783,177; and 5,811,091 of the resulting bond formed, and their relative ease of use. to Greffet al. disclose a cyanoacrylate composition with a These characteristics have made the C-cyanoacrylate adhe compatible anti-fungal agent to form an anti-fungal poly Sives the primary choice for numerous applications Such as meric cyanoacrylate film to be applied on mammalian skin bonding plastics, rubbers, glass, metals, Wood, and, more as wound dressings, wound bandages, Surgical incise drapes, recently, biological tissues. wound closure materials and the like. It is known that monomeric forms of C-cyanoacrylates are Tinea cruris, also referred to generally as jock itch or extremely reactive, polymerizing rapidly in the presence of ringworm of the groin, is a fungal infection or dermatophy even minute amounts of an initiator, including moisture 25 tosis of the groin, perineum and perineal regions, generally present in the air or on moist Surfaces Such as animal Seen in males, and Sometimes spreading to contiguous areas, (including human) tissue. Monomers of C-cyanoacrylates generally caused by fungal Species Such as those of are anionically polymerizable or free radical polymerizable, MicroSporum, Trichophyton, and Epidermophyton, particu or polymerizable by Zwitterions or ion pairs to form poly larly by the fungal Species of Trichophyton and Epidermo mers. Once polymerization has been initiated, the cure rate phyton. The condition generally includes Severely pruritic, can be very rapid. Sharply demarcated lesions with a raised erythematous mar Medical applications of 1,1-disubstituted ethylene adhe gin and thin, dry Scaling. Tinea cruris often accompanies Sive compositions include use as an alternate or an adjunct tinea pedis, or Athlete’s Foot. to Surgical Sutures and/or Staples in wound closure, as well Physicians commonly prescribe medications in the form as for covering and protecting Surface wounds Such as 35 of powders, aeroSols, liquids or creams for the treatment of lacerations, abrasions, burns, Stomatitis, Sores, minor cuts tinea cruris. Such medications are also commonly obtained and Scrapes, and other wounds. When an adhesive is applied by individuals “over-the-counter” for treatment of the same to Surfaces to be joined, it is usually applied in its mono skin condition. The source of the affliction often is a public meric form, and the resultant polymerization gives rise to the Safety and health concern, as the occurrence of tinea cruris desired adhesive bond. 40 is higher in public areas Such as locker rooms, public U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,514,371, 5,514,372, 5,575,997, 5,624, showers, Sports facilities, and the like. 669, and 5,582,834 to Leung et al. disclose the addition of Often the condition occurs on the skin areas of the groin, a therapeutic agent in a cyanoacrylate composition.