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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2015
Applicant:
3m Innovative Properties Company, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Jennifer N. Hanson, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Ibrahim A. El-Hedok, Woodbury, MN (US);
Hassan Sahouani, Hastings, MN (US);
Bradley W. Eaton, Woodbury, MN (US);
Assignee:
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 15/26 (2006.01); C08L 71/02 (2006.01); C09D 133/06 (2006.01); A61L 15/16 (2006.01); A61L 15/44 (2006.01); C08L 33/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 15/26 (2013.01); A61L 15/16 (2013.01); A61L 15/44 (2013.01); C08L 33/08 (2013.01); C08L 71/02 (2013.01); C09D 133/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
Medical dressings and methods of using same. The medical dressing can include a fluid management article. The fluid management article can include a fibrous substrate and porous polymeric particles. At least 50% of the porous polymeric particles are bound to the fibrous substrate. Methods of using the medical dressings can include applying the medical dressing to the target site, such that the fluid management article is in fluid communication with the target site.