Honey and silver nitrate composition, composition dressing and methods of making same
AssigneeLinks Medical Products, Inc.
InventorsThomas L. Buckley, Andrew Thain
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Abstract
A composition of medical grade honey and silver nitrate is described for treatment of burns, ulcers, and open wounds. The disclosed composition is a gel of medical grade honey and silver nitrate in a ratio of about 211 to 1, with a moisture level of no greater than 20 percent and wherein the medical grade honey contains about 300 kg/mg of methylglyoxal. Also described are methods of making and using the honey and silver nitrate mixture for treatment of burns, ulcers and wounds including direct application to a treatment area as well as impregnating a gauze fabric with a composition of medical grade honey and silver nitrate for application to a treatment area.
Claims16
A composition for treating burns, ulcers and wounds, comprising:
- a mixture of sterilized honey and a dissolved silver ion salt in a preferred sterilized honey to silver ion salt ratio of between 200 to 1 and 250 to 1,
- wherein the sterilized honey has a moisture content of between one and twenty percent;
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- wherein the sterilized honey contains a preferred amount of methylglyoxal of between 83 milligrams of methylglyoxal per 1.0 kilogram of sterilized honey and 1000 milligrams of methylglyoxal per 1.0 kilogram of sterilized honey.
A method of preparing a sterilized honey and silver nitrate composition for treating wounds, comprising the steps of:
- heating an amount of sterilized honey, wherein the sterilized honey contains a preferred amount of methylglyoxal of between 83 milligrams of methylglyoxal per 1.0 kilograms of sterilized honey and 1000 milligrams of methylglyoxal per 1.0 kilogram of sterilized honey;
- mixing an amount of sterile water with an amount of silver nitrate to dissolve the amount of silver nitrate in the sterile water;
- blending the mixture of dissolved silver nitrate and sterile water with the amount of heated sterilized honey while maintaining, a honey moisture content of between one and twenty percent;
- placing the blended sterilized honey and the silver nitrate into a high speed mixer;
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- mixing the blended sterilized honey and the silver nitrate in the mixer until a fully homogenized composition of sterilized honey and silver nitrate is achieved.
A composition for treating burns, ulcers and wounds, comprising:
- a volume of sterilized honey containing a preferred amount of methylglyoxal of between 83 milligrams of methylglyoxal per 1.0 kilogram of sterilized honey and 1000 milligrams of methylglyoxal per 1.0 kilogram of sterilized honey;
- a volume of dissolved silver nitrate in a sufficient volume to provide a mixture of sterilized honey and silver nitrate in a ratio of between 200 to 1 to 250 to 1 and;
- wherein the sterilized honey has a moisture content of between one and twenty percent to facilitate inhibiting the growth of mold, mildew, fungus and yeast.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.