Hemostatic textile

US8277837B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• Entegrion, Inc. · US
• The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · US

Inventors

• Thomas H. Fischer · Wenden, DE
• E. Stan Eskridge, Jr. · Chapel Hill, US
• William M. Malloy, Jr. · Cheraw, US
• Malloy Evans · Cheraw, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 8, 2007
• Grant date: Oct 2, 2012
• Expiry date: Sep 27, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10T442/40
• WIPO field: Pharmaceuticals
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The present invention is directed to a hemostatic textile, comprising: a material comprising a combination of glass fibers and one or more secondary fibers selected from the group consisting of silk fibers; ceramic fibers; raw or regenerated bamboo fibers; cotton fibers; rayon fibers; linen fibers; ramie fibers; jute fibers; sisal fibers; flax fibers; soybean fibers; corn fibers; hemp fibers; lyocel fibers; wool; lactide and/or glycolide polymers; lactide/glycolide copolymers; silicate fibers; polyamide fibers; feldspar fibers; zeolite fibers, zeolite-containing fibers, acetate fibers; and combinations thereof; the hemostatic textile capable of activating hemostatic systems in the body when applied to a wound. Additional cofactors such as thrombin and hemostatic agents such as RL platelets, RL blood cells; fibrin, fibrinogen, and combinations thereof may also be incorporated into the textile. The invention is also directed to methods of producing the textile, and methods of using the textile to stop bleeding.