Enriched platelet wound healant
AssigneeCytomedix, Inc.
InventorCharles E. Worden
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Abstract
An improved platelet gel wound healant, and methods of preparation and use thereof for healing wounds are disclosed. The improved wound healant comprises a therapeutically effective amount of activated growth factors and ascorbic acid with optional one or more additional anti-oxidant such as vitamin A and/or E, and optional one or more antibiotics.
Claims12
A method of treating a wound in a patient comprising the steps of applying to a wound a composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of an activated platelet concentrate in combination with an effective gelation prolonging amount of ascorbic acid in an amount ranging between about 20 mg and about 65 mg/ml of platelet concentrate.
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