Patent · US Expired

Method for making tacky, hydrophilic gel dressings

US5258421A · kind A · utility

16Cited by
12References
9Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateAug 6, 1992
Grant dateNov 2, 1993
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 6, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61L26/0052
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A dressing includes a stable, tacky gel of polyurethane and poly(N-vinyl lactam), the poly(N-vinyl lactam) having a K-value of at least about 60 and mole equivalents of acid groups above 1.4. The dressing may also include a substrate and various additives incorporated with the gel.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.