Method of preparing an antimicrobial wound dressing
US5104660A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 21, 1989 |
| Grant date | Apr 14, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 21, 2009 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2013/0091
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An antimicrobial wound dressing and method of wound treatment, the wound dressing having a layer of a collagen dressing material impregnated with lyophilized, stabilized chlorine-containing compounds which generate on activation chlorine dioxide, like a mixture of sodium chlorate and sodium chlorite, and an adjacent layer secured thereto containing a dry, activating amount of an acidic compound, such as citric acid, whereby moisture from the wound activates the dry chlorine moiety to treat the wound.
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