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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 1996
Filed:
Dec. 19, 1991
James V Cartmell, Xenia, OH (US);
Wayne R Sturtevant, Centerville, OH (US);
Michael L Wolf, West Milton, OH (US);
Michael J Allaire, Cincinnati, OH (US);
NDM, Inc., Utica, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a hydrogel wound dressing substantially in the form of a rope and also in the form of a strand. The wound dressing comprises a hydrogel material substantially in a rope configuration or a strand configuration having a predetermined length for filling the cavity of a wound, and a dressing removal layer disposed within the strand configuration. The dressing removal layer may extend outwardly from an end so as to form a pull tab which facilitates removal of the rope configuration from the wound. The present invention also provides a wound dressing comprising a hydrogel material substantially in a strand configuration having a predetermined length for filling the cavity of a wound. The strand configuration also includes a dressing removal layer disposed within the strand configuration and may also include a pull tab which facilitates removal of the strand configuration from the wound.