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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2015
Filed:
May. 13, 2015
Applicants:
The University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc., Athens, GA (US);
Sandra L Wooley, Athens, GA (US);
Inventors:
Richard E. Wooley, Athens, GA (US);
Branson W. Ritchie, Athens, GA (US);
Douglas T. Kemp, Watkinsville, GA (US);
Anthony C. Capomacchia, Statham, GA (US);
Victoria V. Burnley, Watkinsville, GA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/198 (2006.01); A61K 31/133 (2006.01); A61K 33/38 (2006.01); A61K 45/06 (2006.01); A61L 26/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 26/0066 (2013.01); A61K 31/133 (2013.01); A61K 31/198 (2013.01); A61K 33/38 (2013.01); A61K 45/06 (2013.01); A61L 26/00 (2013.01); A61L 2300/406 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides methods and compositions that use the combination of Tris and EDTA to inhibit the growth of microorganisms at the site of a wound or burn, and/or to promote the healing of a wound or burn, and/or to reduce the sensation of pain at the site of a wound or burn. The amount of Tris and EDTA applied to a wound or burn can be selected to achieve one or more of the foregoing effects.