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Method and apparatus for burn wound treatment

US4551139A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 8, 1982
Grant dateNov 5, 1985
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Expiry dateFeb 8, 2002

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61M11/02
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An apparatus and method for spray application of a burn treating agent is disclosed. The apparatus delivers substantially all of the treating agent from a flexible source thereof through a spray nozzle, preferably without bringing the agent into contact with ambient air or contaminants. In a preferred embodiment, silver sulfadiazine cream is sprayed on a burn wound by urging the cream toward an outlet in a collapsible bag in which the cream is disposed by means of pressure applied to the exterior surface of the bag and conveying the cream from the outlet to a sanitary spray nozzle by means of a compressed air operated sanitary pump.

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