Preventing or treating wounds with a collodion barrier incorporating active agents
OwnerSteven E. Greerinventor
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Abstract
A method of inhibiting and/or treating wounds on a patient's skin includes applying a covering of collodion over an area on the patient's skin which is prone to formation of an ulcer or to a wound on the patient's skin where a wound has formed. The covering of collodion may contain an active ingredient to stimulate healing of the area covered by the collodion.
Claims12
A method of preventions and/or treating wounds on a patient's skin, said method comprising the steps of locating a treatment area on the patient's skin which is prone to formation of a wound or a treatment area on the patient's skin where a wound has formed, and applying a covering of collodion over the treatment area.
A method of preventing and/or treating wounds on a patient's body, said method comprising the steps of locating a treatment area on the patient's body, and applying a covering of collodion over the treatment area, wherein the patient a has a wound selected from the group consisting of:
- (a) an ulcer;
- (b) a donor site wound;
- (c) a surgical wound;
- (d) a wound made during cosmetic surgery;
- (e) a dermal wound;
- (f) an excisional wound;
- (g) a wound involving damage of the dermis and/or epidermis;
- (h) an anastomosis;
- (i) a burn;
- (j) a wound from ischemia;
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- (k) tissue trauma.
A method as set forth in claim 12 wherein the wound is due to a condition selected from the group consisting of diabetes, ischemic blockage, uremia, malnutrition, vitamin deficiency, obesity, infection, immunosuppression, and radiation therapy.
A method of preventing and/or treating wounds on a patient's skin, said method comprising the steps of applying a covering of collodion over a treatment area on the patient's skin, wherein the covering of collodion is sturdier and is better friction reduction barrier than cyanoacrylate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.