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US 12,702,594 B2Granted
Adhesive nitric oxide delivery bandage for skin condition healing
AssigneeNoxy Health Products, Inc.
InventorsC. Michael Miller, David A. Bell
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Abstract
An adhesive bandage that is capable of delivering nitric oxide gas to skin is generally disclosed. The bandage may be used for topical skin therapy of a patient, such as, for example, to promote healing of a wound or condition, or to provide exogenous nitric oxide supplementation.
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An adhesive bandage for delivering nitric oxide gas to skin, comprising:
- a first chamber containing a first mixture;
- a second chamber containing a second mixture that, when mixed with the first mixture, forms nitric oxide gas;
- a mixing chamber disposed between the first chamber and the second chamber and configured to receive the first mixture and the second mixture to form nitric oxide gas;
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- a bandage layer configured to adhere to the skin, wherein the bandage layer includes an adhesive portion configured to prevent the nitric oxide gas from contacting ambient air.
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An adhesive bandage for delivering nitric oxide gas to skin, comprising:
- a first chamber containing a first mixture;
- a second chamber containing a second mixture that, when mixed with the first mixture, forms nitric oxide gas;
- a mixing chamber disposed between the first chamber and the second chamber and configured to receive the first mixture and the second mixture to form nitric oxide gas, whereby the mixing chamber is formed of a flexible material that flexes in response to the nitric oxide gas expanding within the mixing chamber;
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- a bandage layer disposed underneath the first, second, and mixing chambers, the bandage layer including a membrane configured to diffuse the nitric oxide gas from the mixing chamber to the skin.
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A method for creating an adhesive bandage for delivering nitric oxide gas to skin, comprising:
- providing a filling block including a first cavity, a second cavity, and a third cavity;
- providing a membrane layer over the filling block, the membrane layer including a first chamber disposed in the first cavity, a second chamber disposed in the second cavity, and third chamber disposed in the third cavity;
- filling the first cavity with a first mixture;
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- filling the third cavity with a second mixture, wherein the first mixture, when mixed with the second mixture in the second chamber, forms nitric oxide gas.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.