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.
Claims36
A method for making a pocket-sized burn dressing comprising:
- (a) impregnating a non-woven synthetic carrier with a bacteriostatic aqueous gel or thickened aqueous solution for treatment of a skin burn comprising 80 to 98% water and about 12 to 25 grams of said aqueous gel or thickened aqueous solution per gram of carrier;
- (b) sterilizing the impregnated carrier by exposure to radiation;
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- (c) storing the sterilized carrier in a sealed pocket-sized storage pouch.
The method according to claim 2 wherein the aqueous gel or thickened aqueous solution includes a thickening agent that produces a viscosity from about 1000 to about 12,000 cps as measured using a Brookfield #3 spindle at 120 rpm.
A method for making a pocket-sized burn dressing comprising:
- (a) impregnating a non-woven synthetic carrier with an effective amount of bacteriostatic aqueous gel or thickened aqueous solution comprising 80 to 98% water;
- (b) sterilizing the impregnated carrier by exposure to radiation before or after packaging;
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- (c) packaging the carrier in a sealed pocket-sized storage pouch;
- wherein the aqueous gel or thickened aqueous solution has a viscosity from about 1000 to about 12,000 cps as measured using a Brookfield #3 spindle at 20 rpm.
A method for making a pocket-sized burn dressing comprising:
- impregnating a non-woven-synthetic carrier with a water based gel or thickened aqueous solution suitable for treatment of a skin burn, said water based gel or thickened aqueous solution being comprised of about 80-98% water and effective amounts of Tea Tree oil, a bacteriostatic agent and gum or thickening agent, wherein the carrier is impregnated with at least about 1.8 grams of the water based gel or thickened aqueous solution per square inch of said carrier;
- sterilizing the carrier impregnated with the water based gel or thickened aqueous solution;
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- packaging the carrier impregnated with the water based gel or thickened aqueous solution in a sealed pocket-sized package to provide a sterile shelf-stable pocket-sized burn dressing, wherein the sterilizing step may be before or after the packaging step.
A pocket-sized burn dressing product comprising a non-woven synthetic carrier impregnated with a water based gel or thickened aqueous solution suitable for treatment of a skin burn, said water based gel or thickened aqueous solution being comprised of about 80-98% water and effective amounts of Tea Tree oil, a bacteriostatic agent and gum or thickening agent, wherein the carrier is impregnated with at least about 1.8 grams of the water based gel or thickened aqueous solution per square inch of said carrier, the impregnated carrier being sterile and packaged in a sealed pocket-sized package.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.