Liquid loaded pad for medical applications
May 13, 2003. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 3419006 3814095 Process for cocrosslinking water soluble polymers and products thereof High fluid-holding alloy rayon fiber mass Sterile improved bandage containing a medicament Drug delivery devices comprising erodible polymer and erosion rate modifier Composite wound dressing Production of a cellulose-synthetic polymer composite fiber Absorbent products Patent #: 4423101 InventorsApplicationNo. 06/450324 filed on 12/16/1982US Classes:604/304, Bandage, pad, or shield placed on body for sustained treatment thereof424/447, Bandages with incorporated medicaments424/449, Transdermal or percutaneous514/781, Cellulose or derivative602/48, Wound contact layer containing treatment material602/49, Polysaccharide604/289Treating material applied to or removed from external surface of body, or cutaneous layer of skin (e.g., eye treatment, removal of skin impurities, etc.)ExaminersPrimary: Rosenbaum, C. FredAssistant: Kaechele, Karen L. Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesA61L 15/40 (20060101)A61L 15/28 (20060101) A61L 15/16 (20060101) AbstractLiquid loaded pads useful as wound and burn dressings are prepared from pellicles of microbially-produced cellulose obtained, for example, by culturing Acetobacter xylinum. A pellicle having a thickness from about 0.1 to 15 millimeters or greater is processed to replace the culture medium with water or other physiologically compatible liquid. The liquid-loaded pellicle is sterilized prior to its use as a dressing or in other medical applications.Field of SearchTreating material applied to or removed from external surface of body, or cutaneous layer of skin (e.g., eye treatment, removal of skin impurities, etc.)Bandage, pad, or shield placed on body for sustained treatment thereof Adhesively attachable to body Bandage, pad, shield, or attaching means extendable around body portion Absorbent pad for external or internal application and supports therefor (e.g., catamenial devices, diapers, etc.) Containing fiber or material bonding substance Containing particular materials, fibers, or particles Collagen or gelling material Cellulose or cellulosic materials With additional chemical modifications (e.g., paper, chemical pulp, rayon, etc.) Carboxy-radical containing Method of applying or removing material to or from body Solid dissolved in liquid | |
