Wound covering having connected discrete elements
Patent 5000746 Issued on March 19, 1991. Estimated Expiration Date: 
August 11, 2008. 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.
August 11, 2008. 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 2621145 3662405 3814097 3842830 3905367 Anti-adherent medical dressings and the like Nonwoven fabric Medical face mask Hardenable compositions Composite wound dressing InventorApplicationNo. 230826 filed on 08/11/1988US Classes:604/304, Bandage, pad, or shield placed on body for sustained treatment thereof424/443, Web, sheet or filament bases; compositions of bandages; or dressings with incorporated medicaments424/445, Dressings602/43Wound contact surfaceExaminersPrimary: Green, Randall L.Assistant: Prebilic, Paul B. Attorney, Agent or FirmForeign Patent References
International ClassesA61F 013/00A61F 015/00 Foreign Application Priority Data1987-08-11 DEAbstractA wound covering for burns, extensive skin wounds, skin lesions or the like, which are subject to contamination by germs, including fungi, and may then become slow healing septic wounds which require a special wound covering and wound treatment. The wound covering may either comprise a plurality of individual elements connected by connecting members into a network, and having, at least on the surface, a layer of ceramic or glass, or it may comprise a base, particularly a mat, web or fabric, provided with glass or ceramic layer. The wound coverings according to the invention are permeable to oxygen and liquids, biocompatible and may also be bioactive. | |
