Method and composition for absorbing wound fluids
AssigneeBristol-Myers Squibb Company
InventorsRodolfo D. Cilento, Laura Lee Bolton, Louis A. Pirone
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Abstract
An absorbent wound filler having high capacity for absorbing wound exudate comprising a polymeric matrix having absorbing powders dispersed within the matrix and method of treating an exudating wound by applying the wound filler to the wound. The absorbing powders contain sodium calcium alginates and also may contain cross-linked sodium carboxymethylcellulose, absorbent polyacrylates and water soluble hydrocolloids.
Claims13
An absorbent wound filler composition having an absorbence capacity of at least 300% based on initial weight of said wound filler which consists essentially of:
- (a) from about 25% to 75% by weight of a polymeric matrix wherein said matrix consists of
- (i) from about 15% to 75% by weight of one or more styrene radial or styrene-butadiene-styrene or styrene-isoprene-styrene block copolymers;
- (ii) from about 5% to 40% by weight of one or more ployisobutylenes;
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- (iii) from about 5% to 40% by weight of mineral oil;
- and
- (b) from about 25% to 75% by weight of absorbing powders dispersed within said matrix wherein said absorbing powders consist of
- (i) from about 10% to 100% by weight of sodium calcium alginates;
- (ii) from about 0% to 80% by weight of cross-linked sodium carboxymethylcellulose;
- (iii) from about 0% to 80% by weight of absorbent polyacrylates;
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- (iv) from about 0% to 20% by weight of water soluble hydrocolloids.
A method of treating an exudating wound, which comprises applying an absorbent wound filler composition having an absorbence capacity of at least 300% based on initial weight of said wound filler to said wound, and having a swelling capacity proportional to the absorbing capacity whereby in absorbing and swelling said wound filler fills the wound cavity, wherein said wound filler composition consists essentially of:
- (a) from about 25% to 75% by weight of a polymeric matrix wherein said matrix consists of
- (i) from about 15% to 75% by weight of one or more styrene radial or styrene-butadiene-styrene or styrene-isoprene-styrene block copolymers;
- (ii) from about 5% to 40% by weight of one or more polyisobutylenes;
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- (iii) from about 5% to 40% by weight of mineral oil;
- and
- (b) from about 25% to 75% by weight of absorbing powders dispersed within said matrix wherein said absorbing powders consist of
- (i) from about 10% to 100% by weight of sodium calcium alginates;
- (ii) from about 0% to 80% by weight of cross-linked sodium carboxymethylcellulose;
- (iii) from about 0% to 80% by weight of absorbent polyacrylates;
- and
- (iv) from about 0% to 20% by weight of water soluble hydrocolloids;
- and covering the wound and absorbent wound filler with an occlusive dressing.
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