Burn dressing
AssigneeWater-Jel Technologies, Inc.
InventorsAscanio DiPippo, William A. Lohse, Tom Ladas
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Abstract
A burn dressing in the form of a non-irritating, non-woven synthetic fabric containing a therapeutic, nontoxic, water-soluble and bio-degradable gel. The primary ingredients of the gel are water and Tea Tree Oil and/or Tea Tree Blend. A gum material or thickening agent is used to maintain the water and Tea Tree Oil and/or Blend in a thickened or gel state. Other ingredients are also provided for increasing shelf life and for imparting bacteriostatic and penetrating properties.
Claims25
A burn dressing comprising a pocket-sized and storage-stable package containing therein a sterile burn dressing suitable for emergency burn treatment comprising a non-woven carrier impregnated with a bacteriostatic aqueous gel or thickened aqueous solution for treatment of a skin burn comprised of about 80 to about 98% water, and having a viscosity of about 1,000 to about 12,000 cps, as measured using a Brookfield No. 3 spindle at about 20 rpm, wherein the dressing carrier includes a plurality of pouches or voids and is effective to carry about 12 to about 25 grams of the aqueous burn treatment per gram of the carrier for delivery to the burn, and to release the burn treatment upon application to the burn.
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