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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2003
Filed:
May. 31, 2000
Composition for wound dressings safely using metallic compounds to produce anti-microbial properties
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jarl B. Jensen, River Vale, NJ (US);
Anil Torjalkar, Cranbury, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Jentec, Inc., Northvale, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 1/300 ; A61L 1/500 ; A61K 9/16 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 1/300 ; A61L 1/500 ; A61K 9/16 ;
Abstract
A wound dressing having a metallic compound as an anti-microbial agent. The dressing includes a dressing layer that contacts a patient's skin at the wound bed. The composition of the dressing layer includes metallic compounds in which metallic ions, such as silver, are maintained in the dressing composition. The metallic compound is combined with a hydrocolloid adhesive to provide a highly absorbing dressing. As exudate is absorbed, contact with the metallic ions provides the anti-microbial effect. The metallic ions may be maintained in compounds such as zeolite and hydroxyl apatite mixed with a hydrocolloid adhesive.