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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2021
University of Utah Research Foundation, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Brett H. Davis, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Jayant P. Agarwal, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Caleb A. Lade, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
University of Utah Research Foundation, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Abstract
A wound dressing including a porous biosynthetic polymer film comprising a poly(lactide-co-caprolactone) ('PLC') copolymer or other suitable polymer matrix, and a local analgesic loaded therein, to provide pain relief over an extended period of time (e.g., for 5-7 days), e.g., for healing of a partial thickness dermal injury. The PLC copolymer may have a particular lactide/caprolactone molar ratio (e.g., from 2:1 to 9:1) to ensure slow, sustained release of the bupivacaine or other analgesic. The dressing may provide a water vapor transmission rate from 1000 g/m·day to 3000 g/m·day to facilitate fast healing and regrowth of new epithelial tissue beneath the dressing. The dressing is configured to remain positioned over the dermal injury, providing wound protection for about 14 days, after which is simply debrides away, falls off, or is easily and painlessly removed, once new epithelial tissue regrows.