Wound dressings with electrically conductive layers
OwnerLaszlo Juhaszinventor
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Abstract
An integral anti-bacterial wound dressing, which comprises, five layers which are, in order (except that layers and 3 and 4 may be in either order), (1) a first layer of a permeable material; (2) a layer of a semi-permeable material; (3) a layer of an electrically-conductive material, in the form of an open mesh; (4) a layer of charcoal fabric; and (5) a non-adherent wound-facing second layer of a permeable material; in which layers 1, 2 and 5 substantially co-extensive and surround the charcoal fabric (3), and are bound together in the surrounding area.
Claims27
An integral anti-bacterial wound dressing which comprises, five layers which are, in order except that layers (3) and (4) may be in either order,
- (1) a first layer of a permeable material;
- (2) a layer of semi-permeable material;
- (3) a layer of an electrically-conductive material, in the form of an open mesh;
- (4) a layer of charcoal fabric;
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- (5) a non-adherent wound-facing second layer of a permeable material;
- in which layers (1), (2) and (5) are substantially co-extensive and surround the charcoal fabric (4), and are bound together in the surrounding area.
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