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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 1995
Filed:
Aug. 04, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Douglas R Valentine, Oakdale, CT (US);
Ronald J Cercone, East Lyme, CT (US);
Mark K Adams, Califon, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Merocel Corporation, Mystic, CT (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
604304 ; 602 48 ;
Abstract
A method of treatment of Stage II, III and IV wounds in human beings comprising the steps of: inserting a surgical dressing constructed of a polyvinyl acetal having a pore diameter ranging from about 0.3 to about 1. mm into an open wound so that it conforms to the general configuration of the open wound; allowing the surgical dressing to remain in the wound to autolyze slough and necrotic tissue from the wound and absorb wound exudate from the wound; and removing the surgical dressing to selectively atraumatically debride the wound without damaging granulation tissues.