Convatec Technologies, Inc.

Bristol-Myers Squibb Compnay

Simon Mark Adams

Bryan Griffiths

Stephen S Bishop

Helen Louise Shaw

Wayne Lee Bonnefin

David Geoffrey Wild

David Kershaw

Stephen Bishop

Patrick G Linnane

Ian S Tabron

Paul Hanmer

Jose Arsenio Fernandez

Duncan John Rowley

Mats Christiansson

Bryan Griffths

Patrick Gerard Linnane

The invention relates to a method for dissolving the components of gel forming materials suitable for use in wound care comprising the steps of admixing said components with an ionic liquid. The ionic liquid may be selected from the group of tertiary amine N-oxides, N,N-dimethyl formamide/nitrogen tetroxide mixtures, dimethyl sulphoxide/paraformaldehyde mixtures and solutions of limium chloride in N,N-dimethyl acetamide or N-methyl pyrrolidone.

Dissolution and processing of cellulose

Provided, in one embodiment, is a vacuum wound dressing for covering a wound bed comprising: a wound contact layer comprising a fibrous blend or fibrous material that forms a cohesive gel when wetted by wound exudate; a source of vacuum situated to be separated from the wound bed by the wound contact layer; and a vacuum sealing layer covering the wound contact layer and adapted to retain relative vacuum in the wound contact layer, wherein (i) the dressing is essentially missing a non-gelling, foam layer in which the source of vacuum is situated or (ii) the vacuum sealing layer comprises as an outer layer a foam layer.

Vacuum wound dressing

A sock suitable for wearing on a limb of a patient, the sock comprising material having the ability to wick moisture away from the skin surface and the sock comprising padding located in those areas of the sock which in use will cover the ankle and shin of the patient.

Relating to socks

A compression device for a limb of a patient comprises an inflatable sleeve arranged to surround the limb and a conduit attached to the sleeve arranged to deliver fluid to the sleeve. The compression device also comprises a control system arranged to control fluid flow in the device and a memory arranged to store gathered data relating to use of the device.

Compression device for the limb

Wound dressing

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Simon Mark Adams