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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8110717 | Carboxymethylated cellulosic wound dressing garment A body shaped wound dressing wherein the dressing is a knitted or woven garment comprising a cellulosic yarn, which garment has been carboxymethylated at least in parts of its wound contacting surface. ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8075507 | Relating to socks A sock suitable for wearing on a limb of a patient, the sock comprising material having the ability to wick moisture away from the skin surface and the sock comprising padding located in those areas of the sock which in use will cover the ankle and shin of the patie... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8034037 | Vacuum wound dressing Provided, in one embodiment, is a vacuum wound dressing for covering a wound bed comprising: a wound contact layer comprising a fibrous blend or fibrous material that forms a cohesive gel when wetted by wound exudate; a source of vacuum situated to be separated from... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7947003 | Pressurized medical device A pressurized medical device comprising an inflatable element arranged to contact a part of a patient; a fluid connector attached to the element and arranged to deliver fluid to the element; a control system arranged to control flow of fluid in the device; a first e... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7909786 | Compression device for the limb A compression device for a limb of a patient comprises an inflatable sleeve arranged to surround the limb and a conduit attached to the sleeve arranged to deliver fluid to the sleeve. The compression device also comprises a control system arranged to control fluid f... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7857777 | Electro active compression bandage The proposed device includes two segments adapted to enclose a body part in a form-fitting manner. Each segment contains an electroactive-material-based actuator, which is adapted to receive an electrical control signal and in response thereto adjust the actuator's ... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7803980 | Multi-layered wound dressing A multi layered wound dressing which comprises an adhesive layer, an absorbent layer overlying said adhesive layer on the surface furthest from the wound, and a moisture transmitting cover layer overlying the absorbent layer, the dressing having a total thickness of... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7759539 | Wound dressing A wound dressing for post-operative sites comprising: a thin film layer covered on one side with an adhesive and an absorbent layer adhered to the adhesive side of the thin film layer, the absorbent layer being capable of absorbing exudate ... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7759537 | Multi layered wound dressing A multi layered wound dressing for use on wounds producing high levels of exudate, the dressing comprising a transmission layer having a high MVTR; an absorbent core capable of absorbing and retaining exudates; and a wound contacting layer which transmits exudate to... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7745681 | Nonwoven fabrics and their manufacture and use A fabric comprises first and second webs of gel-forming fiber needled to the first and second sides respectively of a textile fiber scrim. Such fabrics find application as wound dressings, in particular for packing cavity wounds. ... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7741966 | Proximity detection apparatus A proximity detection apparatus for a control unit for use in controlling a medical device, the proximity detection apparatus comprising: a detecting part and an emitting part; one part being located in the medical device and the other part in the control unit, so t... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7723559 | Wound dressing A wound dressing for post-operative sites requiring drainage includes a thin film or film/foam laminate layer with an adhesive applied to one surface thereof and an absorbent layer positioned on the adhesive surface. The dressing has an aperture to accommodate a dra... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7652189 | Carboxymethylated cellulosic wound dressing Wound dressings in the form of a body-shaped component are composed of body-shaped cellulosic fabric which has been carboxymethylated at the woundcontacting surface. The body-shaped component composed of a fabric comprising a cellulosic material is subjected to a ca... | 01/26/2010 |
| D607113 | Sacral wound dressing | 12/29/2009 |
| D607112 | Sacral wound dressing | 12/29/2009 |
| D578652 | Medical compress | 10/14/2008 |
| 7267828 | Light stabilized antimicrobial materials Methods of enhancing the photostabilizing of silver in medical materials are described. More particularly, the methods increase the photostabilization of silver in certain materials comprising hydrophilic, amphoteric and anionic polymers by subjecting the polymers t... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7262179 | Wound care compositions Compositions for the treatment of wounds and skin injuries are described. The compositions, which include gellan gum, increases in viscosity once applied to the wound to form an immobile gel. The composition may be in sprayable form or dispersed in an aqueous soluti... | 08/28/2007 |
| D547988 | Dispenser | 08/07/2007 |
| 7210206 | Gel-forming fabric composite A method for the manufacture of a reinforced gel-forming fabric composite comprising a reinforcing layer and gel-forming fibre material is characterized in that the gel-forming fibre material in non-woven fabric form is needled into the reinforcing layer from one si... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7184963 | Method for determining care and prevention pathways for clinical management of wounds The present invention relates to methods for consistently designating appropriate treatment protocols for patients, particularly protocols involving wounds or wound prevention. Specifically, the invention relates to methods wherein a patient condition such as a woun... | 02/27/2007 |
| D524946 | Wound dressing | 07/11/2006 |
| 7033501 | Centrifuge apparatus and method with improved temperature control An apparatus is adapted to centrifuge a container for separating a component, such as fibrin monomer, from blood or plasma. The container includes a cylindrical member, and a piston displaceable therein and a tubular piston rod, which extends through a top wall of t... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7014871 | Iodine preparation composition An iodine preparation composition suitable for use on wounds comprising an iodide source, an oxidant and a buffer characterized in that the iodide is held separately from the oxidant until the point of use, and that the buffer is capable of maintaining the pH of the... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6981506 | Bandaging system A bandaging system for use in the treatment of a patient with a venous leg ulcer comprising as an inner layer in the system a highly absorbent bandage which bandage comprises at least 5% by weight of a highly absorbent fiber and as a further layer in the system an e... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6946079 | Centrifugal filtration method for separating fibrin monomer from blood A method and a device for separating a component, such as fibrin I from blood, by centrifugation. The method involves feeding of blood admixed an anticlotter to a first annular chamber in a device, where the annular chamber is defined by a cylindrical outer wall and... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6888042 | Thin film dressing with absorbent border A thin film device for medical applications such as a wound dressing including an occlusive layer having an edge portion about at least a portion of the thin film device and a non-continuous, hydrocolloid-containing polymeric support layer overlying the edge portion... | 05/03/2005 |
| D501926 | Wound dressing | 02/15/2005 |
| D501559 | Wound dressing | 02/01/2005 |
| 6846298 | Blood product delivery system The present invention provides methods and devices for maintaining the integrity of blood products throughout preparation, processing and application to a patient or desired site. Coding methods are incorporated onto or into processing and delivery containers which ... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6793645 | Multi-layered wound dressing A multi layered wound dressing which comprises an adhesive layer, an absorbent layer overlying said adhesive layer on the surface furthest from the wound, and a moisture transmitting cover layer overlying the absorbent layer, the dressing having a total thickness of... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6759566 | Bandaging system A bandaging system for-use in the treatment of a patient with a venous leg ulcer comprising as an inner layer in the system a highly absorbent bandage which bandage comprises at least 5% by weight of a highly absorbent fibre and as a further layer in the system an e... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6669981 | Light stabilized antimicrobial materials Methods of enhancing the photostabilizing of silver in medical materials are described. More particularly, the methods increase the photostabilization of silver in certain materials comprising hydrophilic, amphoteric and anionic polymers by subjecting the... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6613324 | Adhesive for the gluing of biological tissues Disclosed is an adhesive for gluing of biological tissue, in particular human body tissue. The adhesive contains fibrinogen, a substance capable of supplying calcium ions, blood-coagulating factor XIIIa and, as a fibrinogen-splitting substance, a snake-ve... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6613020 | Method of applying a mixture of two liquid components as well as a device for carrying out the method A novel device and method for applying two or more liquid components, for example fibrin sealant-forming components, comprises sources of the components fliud communication with, but remote from, an applicator for delivering the components to a desired si... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6613325 | Prevention of post surgical adhesions using a fibrin monomer sealant In accordance with the present invention it has been found that a fibrin polymer film formed by applying materials most closely resembling the natural clotting materials to a surgical adhesion formation. Preferred embodiments involve application of a fibr... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6596704 | Wound care compositions Compositions for the treatment of wounds and skin injuries are described. The compositions, which include gellan gum, increases in viscosity once applied to the wound to form an immobile gel. The composition may be in sprayable form or dispersed in an aqu... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6558687 | Fibrin polymer structure In accordance with the present invention a novel fibrin polymer structure is disclosed. The novel fibrin polymer structure useful, for example, as a surgical sealant, is comprised of a plurality of discrete, droplets of polymerizing or polymerized fibrin ... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6552244 | Multi-layered wound dressing A multi layered wound dressing comprising: (a) an adsorbent layer having high absorbency but low lateral wicking rate, and (b) a transmission layer having a high moisture vapor transmission rate overlying the side of said absorbent layer furthest from the... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6551794 | Stable biotinylated biomolecule composition Stable compositions containing biotinylated molecules, such as enzymes, are provided. The compositions include a biotinylated biomolecule, a biomolecule protectant, a buffer, a bulking agent selected from one or more water soluble, nonionic polymers and p... | 04/22/2003 |
