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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
James F. Komerska, Chalfont, PA (US);
Michael J. Derr, Lansdale, PA (US);
Wayne Celia, Paramus, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 1/300 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 1/300 ;
Abstract
Foam wound dressings for medical and veterinary use are disclosed, along with methods for making the same. The wound dressings contain a hydrophilic polyurethane foam matrix having at least one hydrocolloid absorptive material integrally and generally uniformly dispersed throughout that improves the absorptive properties of the wound dressing. The foam wound dressings are formed from a polymerized combination of an aqueous mixture having at least one hydrocolloid absorptive material with a hydrophilic urethane prepolymer in a predetermined ratio.