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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120009242 | BLOOD COAGULATION INDUCING POLYMER HYDROGEL The present application is drawn to a synthetic, polymer hydrogel-based material, which is able to actively induce the body's natural hemostatic coagulation process in blood or acellular plasma. The present invention provides the development of a primary amine containin... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20110172581 | HEMOSTATIC COMPOSITIONS AND USES THEREFOR The present invention relates generally to the field of hemostasis, including methods, compositions, and devices that can be employed to achieve hemostasis at an increased rate. More specifically the present invention relates to hemostatic compositions that achieve a he... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110129520 | Anti-Adhesion Barrier Wound Dressing Comprising Processed Amniotic Tissue and Method of Use An anti-adhesion wound barrier fabricated from amnion obtained from human birth tissue and treated with a glutaraldehyde solution is provided. The amnion is treated in 1% glutaraldehyde solution for up to 15 minutes to fix the amnion. Methods of processing the birth tis... | 06/02/2011 |
| 20110104243 | First aid formulations of turmeric powder lavender essential oil and glycerin for dressing wounds A formulation made from natural substances, for healing cuts, bruises, wounds, and the like on the skin, has a natural-heal compound that has proportion of very fine curcuma longa (turmeric) powder, lavender essential oil, and glycerol that is compounded to the c... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20100322998 | SKIN ULCER PREVENTIVE CURATIVE AGENT CONTAINING HUMAN RECOMBINANT HGF A neovascularization promoting composition, a granulation formation-promoting composition and a preventive or curative composition for skin ulcer, comprising a human recombinant HGF wherein five amino acid residues are deleted in the first Kringle domain thereof. The pr... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100233248 | CLAY-BASED HEMOSTATIC AGENTS AND DEVICES FOR THE DELIVERY THEREOF A hemostatic device for promoting the clotting of blood includes a gauze substrate, a clay material disposed on the gauze substrate, and also a polyol such as glycerol or the like disposed on the gauze substrate to bind the clay material. When the device is used to trea... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100215704 | METHODS AND PRODUCTS FOR IMPROVING WOUND HEALING Morpholino compounds of Formula (I) wherein R1 is a straight or branched alkyl group containing 8 to 16 carbon atoms at the 2- or 3-position of the morpholino ring, and R2 is a straight ... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20100215723 | Wound Dressing with Antimicrobial Gauze and Bonding Agent A wound dressing (500) includes a flexible layer of material (501) that is treated with an antimicrobial agent (604), such as PHMB. The antimicrobial agent (604) ionically bonds to cellulose fibers (502) of the flexible layer of materi... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20100166835 | Compositions and uses thereof for the treatment of wounds The present invention provides a topical composition comprising (i) an amount of an AP-1 signaling inhibitor sufficient to reduce, delay or prevent apoptosis and/or necrosis induced by dermal wounding and/or to induce and/or enhance proliferation of a cell; and (ii) a s... | 07/01/2010 |
| 20100047324 | Multi-Functional Wound Dressing Matrices and Related Methods Various embodiments are directed to multi-functional wound-care dressing matrices that can protect and promote new tissue growth at a wound site. The multi-functional wound care matrix can incorporate polyphosphazenes of formula I, as a component that can be configured ... | 02/25/2010 |
| 20090304776 | TRANSMUCOSAL DELIVERY OF THERAPEUTIC AGENTS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Described herein is a transmucosal delivery device and their use for delivering bioactive agents across a mucosal membrane. The delivery devices contain a pharmaceutically acceptable oxidizing and agents that facilitates the delivery of the blood stream across the mucos... | 12/10/2009 |
| 20090297588 | ANTIBIOTIC DRESSING FOR THE TREATMENT OF INFECTED WOUNDS A silk protein membrane is described which is loaded with an antimicrobial compound and has a substantially non-granular ultrastructure which is (i) substantially devoid of micellar silk fibroin substructures and (ii) substantially devoid of pores when analysed by scann... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090297589 | Method of treating burns using Avermectin compound A method of treating a superficial or partial thickness burn caused by heat, or by UV or laser radiation is disclosed. The method includes topically applying a topical composition containing an avermectin compound to an affected area immediately after a burn occurs. The... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090186071 | CLAY-BASED HEMOSTATIC AGENTS AND DEVICES FOR THE DELIVERY THEREOF A device for promoting the clotting of blood comprises a clay material in particle form and a receptacle for containing the clay material. At least a portion of the receptacle is defined by a mesh. Another device comprises a gauze substrate and a clay material disposed ... | 07/23/2009 |
| 20090136562 | Hemostatic Material The present invention relates to hemostatic fabric materials, and to the methods for making and using such materials. In particular, the present invention relates to hemostatic fabric materials made from chemically treated cellulose, where the hemostatic material can be... | 05/28/2009 |
| 20090104252 | WOUND DRESSING FOR IMPROVING SCARRING An occlusive wound dressing for application to wound sites to accelerate the healing process and improve the appearance of the final mature scar including a silicone gel sheet and antimicrobial silver disposed in the silicone gel sheet where the silver may be present in... | 04/23/2009 |
| 20080206293 | Absorbent substrate with a non-leaching antimicrobial activity and a controlled-release bioactive agent. This invention relates to antimicrobial wound dressings having a non-leaching antimicrobial activity, releasable antimicrobial and antiprotease agents, and a controlled-release bioactive agent such as doxycycline. The Wound dressing material is absorbent and acts as a s... | 08/28/2008 |
| 20080181925 | Compositions and Methods for Enzymatic Detachment of Bacterial and Fungal Biofilms Isolated nucleic acid sequences and amino acid sequences for soluble, β-N-acetylglucosaminidase or active fragments or variants thereof which promote detachment of bacterial cells from a biofilm are provided. An isolated mutant bacteria which forms biofilm colonies whi... | 07/31/2008 |
| 20080138387 | Hemostatic sponge and article A hemostatic article, e.g., a sponge is pretreated with predetermined quantities of selected hemostatic agents to assist hemostasis in surgical or traumatic wounds. The hemostatic article is provided with a visible marking/indication of the strength of the hemostatic ag... | 06/12/2008 |
| 20080107707 | POLYMERIZABLE ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOSITION The present invention provides a polymerizable antimicrobial composition and a method for using the same. The polymerizable antimicrobial composition of the invention comprises an antimicrobial compound, a linker, and a polymerizable function group.... | 05/08/2008 |
| 20080102106 | Wound Healing Composition Comprising Substances From Diptera Larvae Disclosed is a wound healing composition comprising a mixture of substances that are obtained from diptera larvae, are heat-resistant at 100° C., and have molecular weights ranging from 500 to 10,000 Dalton. Also, disclosed are the use of said composition as well as a ... | 05/01/2008 |
| 20080020026 | Hemostatic compositions and methods for controlling bleeding The invention provides hemostatic compositions useful to promote hemostasis at active bleeding wound sites. The hemostatic compositions typically include an article containing cellulose, e.g., cotton gauze, and a polysaccharide covalently linked to the cellulose, or a p... | 01/24/2008 |
| 20080020025 | COMPOSITION FOR WOUND CARE AND METHOD OF USING SAME This invention encompasses an expeditious method and composition for treating a wide variety of wounds and injuries by promoting the elevation of pH at the site of injury, enhancing the reduction or elimination of pain and scaring from the patho-physiological process of... | 01/24/2008 |
| 20080003258 | Composition and Method for Treating Rheumatoid Arthritis The present invention provides a composition, and a method of use thereof, for treating connective tissue damage in man and in animals, which comprises a therapeutically effective amount of chondroitin sulfate, N-acetyl D-glucosamine, and hyaluronan (hyaluronic acid). P... | 01/03/2008 |
| 20070292490 | Production of tissue factor in plants The instant invention provides transgenic plants that express mammalian, e.g., human, recombinant tissue factor (rhTF) as well as methods for making rhTF. The invention further provides rhTF or functional fragment thereof that are obtained from a transgenic plant. The i... | 12/20/2007 |
| 20070260166 | INTEGRATED WOUND DRESSING SYSTEM An integrated wound dressing system and method including a bandage and a self-contained receptacle that stores treatment material for the care and treatment of wounds. The treatment material is easily accessible and can be removed from the receptacle through an exit. Th... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070237812 | Multi-layer wound dressings A wound dressing includes one or more layers containing a first anti-microbial agent and optionally at least one of: a chelating agent, a second anti-microbial agent, a zinc-containing agent, a cell-signaling agent, and an additional active ingredient or agent.... | 10/11/2007 |
| 20050074486 | Wound care device A wound care device for local treatment of pain in a wound comprising an active pain relieving composition, wherein said composition is an anti-inflammatory pain killing agent. The wound care device is suitable for treatment of pain in open wounds. The device may be in ... | 04/07/2005 |
| 20050025817 | Delivery system for topical medications The present invention is a delivery system comprising a pad and a liquid composition, comprising an insoluble dermatologically active ingredient with a viscosity that permits substantially uniform absorption of the composition onto the pad, and the pad is in then packag... | 02/03/2005 |
