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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2012
Applicant:
Convatec Technologies Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Convatec Technologies Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D02G 3/04 (2006.01); A61F 13/00 (2006.01); A61L 15/42 (2006.01); A61L 15/60 (2006.01); D02G 3/44 (2006.01); D06M 13/21 (2006.01); D06M 23/10 (2006.01); A61F 13/02 (2006.01); D04B 21/12 (2006.01); D01G 15/00 (2006.01); D01H 4/00 (2006.01); D02G 3/02 (2006.01); D06B 9/00 (2006.01); D06M 101/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D02G 3/04 (2013.01); A61F 13/00012 (2013.01); A61F 13/00021 (2013.01); A61F 13/00063 (2013.01); A61F 13/00068 (2013.01); A61F 13/0209 (2013.01); A61L 15/425 (2013.01); A61L 15/60 (2013.01); D01G 15/00 (2013.01); D01H 4/00 (2013.01); D02G 3/02 (2013.01); D02G 3/448 (2013.01); D04B 21/12 (2013.01); D06B 9/00 (2013.01); D06M 13/21 (2013.01); D06M 23/10 (2013.01); A61F 2013/0054 (2013.01); A61F 2013/00174 (2013.01); A61F 2013/00229 (2013.01); A61F 2013/00242 (2013.01); A61F 2013/00536 (2013.01); D06M 2101/06 (2013.01); D10B 2509/022 (2013.01); Y10T 428/2975 (2015.01);
Abstract
A yarn comprising gel forming filaments or fibers particularly one used to make a woven or knitted wound dressing or other gelling fabric structure. The invention provides a yarn comprising a blend of from 30% to 100% by weight of gel-forming fibers and 0% to 70% by weight of textile fibers. Process for making the yarns are also described including those using rotor spinning.