Dressing and method for treating a wound

Patent Number

US3969498A

Inventors

Patrick N. Catania, University of the PacificFollow
James C. King, University of the Pacific

Date Applied

September 1973

Date Approved

7-13-1976

Agency

United States

Status

Expired - Lifetime

Abstract

A wound dressing of the type having a water soluble plasma soluble self-supporting flexible body and which may be aerated and foamed. The flexible body is self-adhering to the wound tissues and forms an artificial eschar with the moist elements at the situs of the wound. The flexible body is formed primarily from a water soluble dextran polymer.

Link to Patent

https://patents.google.com/patent/US3969498A/

Recommended Citation

Catania, Patrick N. and King, James C., "Dressing and method for treating a wound" (1976). Pacific Patents. 1.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/patents/1