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US 2014/0005616 A1Published application
Wound care articles
AssigneeAnsell Limited
InventorsJEFFREY MORELAND, ROGER EUGENE HUCKFELDT, DION ROSS, ERIC THOMPSON, JAMIE ASHWORTH, MICHAEL ZEDALIS, ANTHONY B. LOPEZ
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Abstract
Single layer and multi-layer anti-microbial wound care fabrics, gloves, sleeves, anklets, socks, finger cots, masks, and similar wound care articles are disclosed.
Claims20
A wound care article, comprising:
- a knitted first layer comprising a first yarn, the yarn comprising an elastic yarn;
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- a knitted second layer comprising a second yarn, the second yarn being a hydrophilic yarn including an antimicrobial agent, wherein the second yarn promotes the wicking of moisture to the first layer and the transport of an antimicrobial agent to a wound.
A method of forming a multi-layer article for treating a wound, comprising:
- knitting a first layer comprising a first yarn;
- knitting a second layer, the second layer comprising a second yarn plaited therewith the first yarn and including an antimicrobial agent, wherein the second yarn promotes the wicking of moisture to the outer layer and the transport of an antimicrobial agent to a wound.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.