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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Philippe Pierre Marie Millot, Orgeux, FR;
Michel Lamoise, Bessey-les-Citeaux, FR;
Assignee:
Laboratoires d'Hygiene et de Dietetique (L.H.D.), Paris, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/04 ;
Abstract
The invention concerns a device comprising a dressing provided with a layer ( ) for absorbing the wound exudates and electric supply means ( ) to circulate a current in said wound, through the dressing. The invention is characterized in that said layer ( ) consists of a dry hydrophile substantially non-conductive layer at the time it is applied on the wound, the subsequent migration of the exudates into the thickness of said layer ( ) controlling the activation of said electric supply means ( ), concomitantly with the continuation of the process of exudate absorption by said layer ( ).