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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:
Sep. 10, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert W. Sessions, Burr Ridge, IL (US);
Alan R. Kahn, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Assignee:
Ferris Corporation, Burr Ridge, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/174 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/174 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a method of attenuating the formation of a bruise and a method of attenuating swelling or inflammation in the tissue of a patient via applying a composition comprising a hydrophilic foam substrate and a polymeric hydrophilic agent capable of absorbing water to the surface of the skin.