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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 17, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael James Lydon, Flintshire, GB;
Douglas Queen, Buckinghamshire, GB;
Assignee:
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 1/300 ; A61L 1/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 1/300 ; A61L 1/500 ;
Abstract
The invention provides a wound dressing comprising in sheet form a mixture of textile fibers and gel forming fibers. The wound dressing according to the invention may have the advantages that it is non-adherent to wound tissue while being absorbent and relatively inexpensive.