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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 1999
Filed:
Feb. 06, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
David W Osborne, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Meidong Yang, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Assignee:
Virotex Corporation Reel/Frame, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
5147724 ; 424445 ; 424484 ; 424486 ; 424 7818 ; 424 7802 ; 424 7806 ; 424 7807 ;
Abstract
A composition and method for the treatment of wounds comprising a topical semisolid composition capable of providing a moist environment for a wound and reducing skin contraction by promoting increased water content in wounds becoming dry and reduced water content in wounds having excess exudate, wherein the topical semisolid comprises water and a polyhydric alcohol having two or more gelling agents. The topical semisolid composition is used in conjunction with antibiotic formulations.