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Dressing for wounds and the method for manufacturing thereof

US4615880A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 12, 1984
Grant dateOct 7, 1986
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Expiry dateApr 12, 2004

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61L26/0023
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An absorbing dressing for wounds consists of spherical particles of regenerated cellulose of the size 0.05-0.5 mm and a macroporous structure characterized by the cyclohexane regain of the dry material at least 0.2 ml/g. The dressing is prepared from the regenerated cellulose swollen with water by replacement with organic solvents and the subsequent drying of the product swollen with the said solvent and impregnated with a therapeutically active compound.

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