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Antimicrobial wound dressings

Patent 4728323 Issued on March 1, 1988. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject July 24, 2006. 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.

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Inventor

Application

No. 06/889671 filed on 07/24/1986

US Classes:

604/304, Bandage, pad, or shield placed on body for sustained treatment thereof451/7, Controlling temperature602/48, Wound contact layer containing treatment material604/367Containing particular materials, fibers, or particles

Examiners

Primary: Rosenbaum, C. Fred
Assistant: Smith, Jerome R. Jr.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

International Classes

A61L 15/16 (20060101)
A61L 15/46 (20060101)

Abstract

Antimicrobial wound dressings are provided comprised of a substrate coated with an antimicrobially effective film of a silver salt. These antimicrobial wound dressings are prepared by vapor coating or sputter coating certain silver salts onto a variety of wound dressing substrates. Preferred silver salts are silver chloride and silver sulfate.

Other References

  • Maisel and Clang, Handbook of Thin Film Technology, pp. 1-68 (1970)
  • Holland, Vacuum Deposition of Thin Films, p. 464 (1961)
  • Kirk-Othmer, Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, vol. 10, pp. 247-280, and vol. 14, pp. 691-693 and 264-265 (3rd Ed., John Wiley & Sons)
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  • T. E. Wallis, Textbook of Pharmacognosy, pp. 298-299 (5th Ed., J. & A. Churchill Ltd., London, England, 1967)
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