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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4759354 | Wound dressing Novel wound dressings comprising the following essential elements, in order: a thin outer vapor-permeable layer; an absorbent adhesive layer for adhering the wound dressing to the skin and for acting as a reservoir for wound exudate; and a layer of collag... | 07/26/1988 |
| 4755384 | Externally applied antispasmatic products The invention relates to a process for preparing antispasmatic products which are to be attached to the skin. One or more kinds of metal or metallic substances and/or deficiency and/or trace elements and in a given case the active ingredients of some know... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4748978 | Therapeutic dressing having mineral components The invention concerns a therapeutic dressing comprising an elongated flexible permeable support and a mixture of mineral components comprising 16 to 24% by mass of South African bentonite, 16 to 29% by mass of Kaolinite and 47 to 68% total by mass of Sou... | 06/07/1988 |
| 4746514 | Hydrogel materials formed by radiation polymerization of carbohydrates and unsaturated monomers Homogeneous hydrogels comprise a water-soluble sugar, derivative or mixture thereof, radiation cross-linked with at least one ethylenically unsaturated compound. A preferred combination is sucrose or glucose cross-linked with acrylic acid. The hydrogels m... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4728642 | Method of treating wounds with granules and dressing This invention is directed to an occlusive dressing useful for treating skin lesions and a granular material capable of interacting with wound exudate. Wounds emitting a large amount of fluid can be treated by first packing with the granular material and ... | 03/01/1988 |
| 4696812 | Thrombin preparations Thrombin solutions can be rendered storage stable using stabilizing quantities of an anti-autolytic buffer in combination with low levels of saline and glycerol to prevent denaturation.... | 09/29/1987 |
| 4695465 | Soft patch Drug preparations for external application having a stick-itself-to-the-skin property, so-called "soft patch", are provided. The preparations contain a drug, a water-soluble protein having an absorption-promoting effect, a polyhydric alcohol a tackifier, ... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4664105 | Absorbing wound dressing and method for making the same The absorbing wound dressing which is atoxic, tissue compatible and very well adjusted to the shape of the wound, it is easily removable, protecting from infections or reduces infections in that it absorbs, in addition to the wound excudate, bacteria, fun... | 05/12/1987 |
| 4643181 | Antimicrobial dressing or drape material A surgical dressing or incise drape material comprising a substrate coated with an antimicrobial containing adhesive. The antimicrobial is polyhexamethylene biguanide hydrochloride and is distributed in the adhesive as particles having a size of from 20 t... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4618496 | Antimicrobial peat moss composition A composition for inhibiting the growth of microorganisms comprising peat moss having substantively bound thereto an antimicrobial heterocyclic compound.... | 10/21/1986 |
| 4616644 | Hemostatic adhesive bandage Hemostatic adhesive bandages are disclosed wherein a very thin coating of a high molecular weight polyethylene oxide is applied to the surface of the perforated plastic film wound release cover of an adhesive bandage, in a manner compatible with commonly ... | 10/14/1986 |
| 4606910 | Composite hemostatic article including a hemostatic agent onlay and methods for preparing the same An improved hemostatic article is made by fusing an onlay of hemostatic agent to a porous body which is already impregnated with the same or with a different hemostatic agent. The hemostatic agent(s) may comprise a collagen or collagen-like substance whic... | 08/19/1986 |
| 4552138 | Dressing material based on a hydrogel, and a process for its production Dressing material of at least one layer of a polymeric, hydrophilic gel and, where relevant, one or more layers of a carrier material as an intermediate and/or covering layer, wherein the gel consists of 40-50% by weight of a polyvinyl alcohol which is cr... | 11/12/1985 |
| 4524064 | Wound-covering materials Provided is a wound covering material produced by applying an aqueous solution containing a polyvinyl alcohol with a degree of hydrolysis not less than 95 mol. % and a viscosity-average degree of polymerization not less than 1,500, a water-soluble C2... | 06/18/1985 |
| 4462989 | Method and agents for arresting infection A method and associated agents for the arrest of infections resulting from organism growth in contact with an iron-containing body fluid, comprising administering an agent capable of immobilizing the body fluid so that the iron it contains is nutritionall... | 07/31/1984 |
| 4446124 | Wound dressing comprising silver sulfadiazine incorporated in animal tissue Animal tissue and the like having silver sulfadiazine incorporated therein is useful as a covering for burns and/or wounds. The silver sulfadiazine is incorporated in the tissue by soaking the tissue in an ammoniacal silver sulfadiazine solution or suspen... | 05/01/1984 |
| 4442655 | Fibrinogen-containing dry preparation, manufacture and use thereof A dry preparation having a foam-like and, respectively, fleece-like structure obtained by freeze-drying consists, apart from thrombin in at least catalytically active amounts, substantially of approx. 10 to 95% by weight of fibrin and approx. 5 to 90% by ... | 04/17/1984 |
| 4361552 | Wound dressing A method of treating a wound or burn which comprises covering the surface of the wound or burn with a cross-linked amnion dressing.... | 11/30/1982 |
| 4347841 | Biological wound covering and method for producing same A biological dressing for open wounds, especially large-area burn wounds, is formed by removing free hemoglobin from a red blood cell concentrate which is subjected to hemolysis. The product thus contains the stroma, subcellular elements and precipitated ... | 09/07/1982 |
| 4306551 | Sterile improved bandage and sealant A flexible, liquid absorbent, adhesive bandage includes a backing element and a substrate attached to the backing element. The substrate comprises a homogeneous, hydrophilic, stable matrix including a solid phase formed of a synthetic polymer, a long chai... | 12/22/1981 |
| 4233360 | Non-antigenic collagen and articles of manufacture Collagen, available from domestic animals, is freed of noncollagen proteins, glycosaminoglycans and lipids by enzymatic treatment with a proteolytic enzyme to yield a product which is soluble in dilute acidic aqueous solutions (collagen in solution--CIS).... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4191743 | Antibacterial wound dressing Antibiotics can be effectively administered to wounds over long time periods by a wound dressing which comprises at least two layers of synthetic resin arranged one above the other and an intermediate layer composed of a synthetic resin granulate (particl... | 03/04/1980 |
| 4156067 | Polyurethane polymers characterized by lactone groups and hydroxyl groups in the polymer backbone Polyurethane polymers characterized by a molecular weight above 6,000 and having lactone groups and hydroxyl groups in the polymer backbone are prepared by reacting a mixture of polyols, a polyfunctional lactone and a polyfunctional isocyanate proportione... | 05/22/1979 |
| 4156066 | Polyurethane polymers characterized by lactone groups and hydroxyl groups in the polymer backbone Polyurethane polymers characterized by a molecular weight above 6,000 and having lactone groups and hydroxyl groups in the polymer backbone are prepared by reacting a mixture of polyglycols proportioned so as to provide the desired polymer properties, a p... | 05/22/1979 |
| 4032661 | Cyclic sulphoxides and sulphones having a physiological cooling action on the human body Compounds and compositions are disclosed having a physiological cooling action on the skin. The compositions contain as the active ingredient certain cyclic sulphoxides and sulphones.... | 06/28/1977 |
| 3987797 | Antimicrobial sutures A surgical suture is coated with an ionically bonded block elastomeric copolymer of a polyquaternary polyurethane and a polyanionic polymer such as heparin. The coated suture is receptive to treatment with antimicrobial compounds to produce a suture havin... | 10/26/1976 |
| 3969498 | Dressing and method for treating a wound A wound dressing of the type having a water soluble plasma soluble self-supporting flexible body and which may be aerated and foamed. The flexible body is self-adhering to the wound tissues and forms an artificial eschar with the moist elements at the sit... | 07/13/1976 |
| 3955566 | System and method for rigid enclosures An improved system and method for producing lightweight and strong rigid enclosures formed by enclosing or wrapping the article in a dry peroxide catalyst-impregnated fabric and applying thereto an activated thermosetting vinyl type resin. The disclosed e... | 05/11/1976 |
