Bristol-myers Squibb Compnay

Douglas Queen

Andrew D Court

Michael James Lydon

A bandaging system for use in the treatment of a patient with a venous leg ulcer comprising as an inner layer in the system a highly absorbent bandage which bandage comprises at least 5% by weight of a highly absorbent fiber and as a further layer in the system an elastic bandage.

Bandaging system

A bandaging system for-use in the treatment of a patient with a venous leg ulcer comprising as an inner layer in the system a highly absorbent bandage which bandage comprises at least 5% by weight of a highly absorbent fibre and as a further layer in the system an elastic bandage.

The invention provides a wound dressing comprising in sheet form a mixture of textile fibers and gel forming fibers. The wound dressing according to the invention may have the advantages that it is non-adherent to wound tissue while being absorbent and relatively inexpensive.

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Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom

Douglas Queen