Ethicon, Gmbh

Systagenix Wound Management (us), Inc.

Alicia Essler

Breda Mary Cullen

Deborah Addison

Derek Silcock

David Greenhalgh

Sarah-Jayne Gregory

The invention provides a wound dressing material comprising a complex of an anionic polysaccharide with silver, wherein the material comprises from about 0.1 wt. % to about 3 wt. % of silver. Also provided are wound dressings comprising such materials, and the use of such materials in medicine.

Wound dressing materials comprising complexes of anionic polysaccharides with silver

A wound treatment device comprising a water-impermeable envelope having at least one aperture. The envelope contains a therapeutic substance. The at least one aperture in the envelope is blocked by a material that breaks down in the presence of one or more active components of wound fluid thereby permitting the therapeutic substance to contact the wound fluid. Preferably, the aperture is blocked by a material that is a substrate for an enzyme present in would fluid, such as a protease.

Wound treatment device

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Skipton, United Kingdom

Alicia Essler