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8152750 Vascular access preservation in hemodialysis patients  
The present invention relates generally to the field of hemodialysis, including methods and kits that can be employed to improve hemodialysis therapy. The present invention encompasses methods and...
7815932 Patch containing fentanyl for mucous membrane of oral cavity  
To provide a patch containing fentanyl for mucous membrane of the oral cavity (oral transmucosal fentanyl), which rapidly increases the serum concentration of the drug, is easy in handling and is...
7794450 Wound cleansing apparatus with heat  
An apparatus for cleansing and promoting tissue growth in wounds, in which irrigant fluid optionally containing cell nutrients and/or other physiologically active material from a reservoir...
7780979 Fabric-supported chitosan modified temperature responsive PNIPAAm/PU hydrogel and the use thereof in preparation of facial mask  
This invention involves fabric-supported chitosan modified temperature responsive PNIPAAm/PU hydrogel and the use thereof in preparation of facial mask. The merit of this invention is the hydrogel...
7758939 Adhesive laminates for rapid wound occlusion  
Provided herein are protective laminate devices comprising a biocompatible non-adherent substance and a fast-setting adhesive and methods of use. Also provided is a dispenser for an adhesive tape....
7753894 Wound cleansing apparatus with stress  
An apparatus for cleansing wounds with means for stressing the wound bed and optionally tissue surrounding the wound, in which irrigant fluid from a reservoir connected to a conformable wound...
7709556 Radiation and radiochemically sterilized absorbable devices with dose-controlled functional strength retention  
Absorbable radiation or radiochemically sterilized medical devices, including sutures, whose breaking strength and absorption profile can be modulated by controlling the total dose received during...
7652190 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...
7229689 Polysaccharide fibres  
This invention relates to polysaccharide fibres having water absorption properties characterised by the incorporation within the fibres of at least one substance having anti-microbial properties,...
7141714 Wound care device  
Wound care device comprising chitosan, said chitosan being capable of absorbing liquid to form a swollen, coherent gel, and said chitosan being in the form of fibres having been modified by...
7019191 Hemostatic wound dressings and methods of making same  
The present invention is directed to methods of making wound dressings that include the steps of contacting a fabric substrate having properties effective for use as a hemostat and containing...
7011093 Microencapsulated fragrances and methods of coating microcapsules  
Nasal dilators and strips, methods of their manufacture, and methods for improving the breathing of individuals are provided. The strips and dilators include an elongated substrate, with or without...
6599523 Preparation of peroxide-oxidized, sulfonated, and phosphorylated cotton  
The invention provides wound dressings and methods of their use, especially for the treatment of chronic, non-healing wounds. The wound dressings are composed of a support matrix, such as cotton...
6198016 Wet skin adhesive article  
The present invention provides an adhesive article that includes a backing substrate and a discontinuous adhesive layer disposed thereon, wherein the backing substrate comprises a fibrous web and...
6171594 Adhesive agent and use of such agent  
An adhesive agent for application to human or animal skin, preferably for use in connection with ostomy or incontinence appliances, comprises a pressure sensitive adhesive and optionally additives...
6143946 Therapeutic mat  
A therapeutic mat for application to a person includes a relatively elastic substrate of a predetermined size, a hydrogel substance connected to the elastic substrate, and a plurality of...
6063980 High comfort cast liner  
This invention relates to a cast liner that provides improved comfort over prior known cast liners. The cast liner provides several layers of material having functions which functionally complement...
5986164 Alginate wound dressings  
A wound dressing which comprises alginate characterized in that the alginate has a mannuronate content of 50% to 80% has a molecular weight of 7,000 to 40,000 and has a monovalent:polyvalent of...
5981826 Poly(vinyl alcohol) cryogel  
The present invention includes a poly(vinyl alcohol) hydrogel construct having a wide range of mechanical strengths for use as a human tissue replacement. A process in connection with the present...
5944754 Tissue re-surfacing with hydrogel-cell compositions  
The invention provides compositions and methods for generating new tissue on a surface, e.g., a surface of damaged or lost tissue, of a structure or organ in a mammal, The methods involve applying...
5846213 Cellulose membrane and method for manufacture thereof  
Cellulose films useful as wound and bum dressings are prepared from a solution of cellulose produced by Acetobacter xylinum in a stirred tank. The materials of this invention comprise a film of...
5836970 Hemostatic wound dressing  
Wound dressings comprising a synergistic combination of reagents comprising a blend or mixture having effective amounts of chitosan and alginate to provide an absorption capacity for wound exudate...
5833642 Absorbent product  
A product suitable for absorbing wound exudate comprising a series of interconnected square or rectangular perforated bags made of a substance of maximum thickness 1 mm e.g. film, which is...
5800372 Field dressing for control of exsanguination  
Microfibrillar collagen and a superabsorbent polymer are combined in a hemostatic bandage which both absorbs blood and induces clotting.
5763412 Film-forming composition containing chlorhexidine gluconate  
An antimicrobial film forming surgical site preparation composition includes a film forming material and an antimicrobial agent soluble in a fugitive solvent. The composition when applied to the...
5714232 Alginate fabric, its use in wound dressings and surgical haemostats and a process for its manufacture  
The invention is a wound dressing prepared from alginate fibers which have good structural integrity, whereby layers are firmly joined together, e.g. by stitching or calendering at a plurality of...
5709877 Gels in the form of highly hydrated self-supporting film, the process for their preparation, and their use in the therapy of cutaneous lesions and/or pathologies  
This invention provides new gels in the form of highly hydrated self-supporting film, comprising one or more alkaline alginates, an alkaline earth alginate, a polyalcohol and a natural, synthetic...
5681579 Polymeric support wound dressing  
In accordance with the present invention a novel wound dressing providing superior absorption and preventing leakage is disclosed. The present dressing comprises a hydrocolloid-containing polymeric...
5667501 Wound dressings  
A wound dressing comprises a chemically modified polymer which has a free radical activity in the DPPH Test in the range 15-80 percent. It may comprise a chemically modified polymer which carries...
5612321 Antioxidant grafted polysaccharides  
Grafted polysaccharide compositions comprising polysaccharides grafted with antioxidants on at least one hydroxyl group of the polysaccharide. The use of antioxidant grafted polysaccharides or...
5484896 Esterified high lignin content cellulosic fibers  
Individualized, esterified high lignin content cellulosic fibers containing intrafiber C2 -C9 polycarboxylic acid ester perform unexpectedly better in absorbent applications than lower lignin...
5470625 Strand-of-beads wound packing product  
An elongated segmented wound packing product comprised of individual linked segments of hydrogel enclosed within a liquid permeable pliable material, the individual segments being connected in a...
5416205 New esters of alginic acid  
Partial esters of alginic acid and salts thereof possess important bioplastic and pharmaceutical qualities and are useful in various fields including medical, surgical, cosmetics and foods.
5405314 Wound protecting member including chitin  
A member for protecting a wound surface including a film of a water soluble polymer, a powdered chitin coated on the film, a body fluid absorbing layer, such as, compressed cotton, cellulose sponge...
5292525 Method and composition for removing an alginate from a cutaneous substrate  
The use of aqueous compositions containing at least one chelating agent in the removal of alginates from cutaneous substrates to which they are bound is disclosed. Such compositions, which may also...
5197945 Alginate wound dressing of good integrity  
A wound dressing of alginate staple fibers has improved integrity when its fibers have been hydroentangled. Even when its basis weight is as low as 50 g/m2, the resulting wound dressing, when...
RE33839 Absorbents for blood and serous body fluids  
The invention concerns an absorbent for blood and serous body fluids consisting of at least two components, A and B, whereby component A is a crosslinked synthetic or natural polymer or copolymer,...
5076265 Hydrogel sheet wound dressings  
A hydrogel sheet for use as a wound dressing with capillaries permitting wound exudate to pass through the sheet while not permitting bacteria to infect the wound is disclosed. The total...
4929577 Transparent wound dressings in sheet form  
A transparent gel composition is provided for dressing of skin wounds. The dressing is in the form of a sheet comprising dextrin and a water-swellable, cross-linked polymer selected from...
4813942 Three step wound treatment method and dressing therefor  
The invention provides a method of treating wounds in accordance with stages in the healing process by providing environments ideally suited to each stage of chronic wound repair. These...
4793337 Adhesive structure and products including same  
In accordance with the present invention an improved adhesive structure for adhesion of an article to a fluid-emitting wound and the surrounding normal skin is disclosed. The adhesive structure...
4773409 Wound dressing  
An occlusive wound dressing comprising a flexible closed cell polyurethane foam containing from about 5% to about 50% by weight of the foam of one or more water dispersible, water swellable, and/or...
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...
4743499 Hydrocolloid laminate  
A hydrocolloid laminate (10) useful as a wound dressing. The laminate product comprises a lower layer of hydrocolloid adhesive (11), an upper layer of flexible open-cell polymer foam (12), first...
4738257 Occlusive wound care dressing  
An occlusive dressing for care of skin wounds includes a skin contacting barrier layer and an overlying backing layer. The backing layer is formed from a thin sheet which is stretchable, and the...
4715369 Method of treating an injured part on the oral mucosa and the covering material for use thereof  
The present invention relates to a method for treating an injured part on the oral mucosa, which comprises covering the injured part with a covering material consisting essentially of a cellulose...
4699135 Shaped chitin body  
A shaped chitin body prepared by treating a shaped body of chitin with an alkali solution, such that within a dilute aqueous solution of acetic acid, the volume of said shaped chitin body will...
4655758 Microbial polysaccharide articles and methods of production  
Laminar polysaccharide structures, e.g., laminar microbial cellulose structures, are disclosed. These structures comprise densified planiform sheets or laminae that merge into one another and...
4655211 Hemostatic agent  
A hemostatic agent and method for preparation thereof are described, said hemostatic agent comprising a carrier in the shape of flake or fiber having thrombin and Factor XIII fixed thereto, wherein...
4651725 Wound dressing  
Disclosed is a wound dressing comprising a nonwoven fabric composed of (A) a chitin fiber having a thickness of less than one denier and a strength of not less than 2 g/d, and (b) a fibrous...
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