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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 1997
Filed:
Jul. 03, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ernest K Manders, Hummelstown, PA (US);
Andrea M Koegel, Middletown, PA (US);
Donald R Mackay, Hershey, PA (US);
Assignee:
The Penn State Research Foundation, University Park, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
128898 ; 623 15 ; 623 11 ; 623 66 ;
Abstract
A new method for the preparation and sterilization of skin allografts is presented. Human skin allografts are radiated in the present invention and applied as a temporary wound dressing on a graft dome. The invention is particularly useful for wound and burn therapies and presents a low cost, safe, and effective treatment that can be widely used with extensive storage capability.