Patent application number | Description | Published |
20130303656 | Chlorhexidine Gluconate Containing Solvent Adhesive - Methods for incorporating chlorhexidine salts into solvent based adhesives are described. The methods involve freeze drying an aqueous solution of the chlorhexidine salt and obtaining the chlorhexidine salt in a particulate form. The dry powder can then be dissolved into an appropriate solvent used with the adhesive of interest. Also described are particles including chlorhexidine salts that are incorporated in adhesives. Also described are various medical products utilizing the adhesive and chlorhexidine compound, and related methods of use. | 11-14-2013 |
20140141057 | Adhesive or Hydrocolloid Containing Vegetable Oil - Various compositions including vegetable oil are described. The compositions also include either or both of an adhesive component and a hydrocolloid component. The vegetable oil imparts a skin-soothing property in the resulting compositions. The compositions can be used in a wide range of medical products and consumer healthcare goods. | 05-22-2014 |
20140194838 | Silicone Absorbent Adhesive Layer - An adhesive composition comprising silicone adhesives and one or more absorbent fillers such as hydrocolloids is disclosed. The adhesive composition is particularly well suited for use in negative pressure wound therapies. | 07-10-2014 |
20140255595 | Foam Compositions and Articles Including Cyclodextrin Crosslinked with Polyurethane Prepolymer and Preparation Thereof - An odor-absorbing foam composition comprising a cyclodextrin crosslinked with a polyurethane prepolymer. In one embodiment, the foam includes a ratio of the cyclodextrin to the polyurethane prepolymer selected to result in formation of the foam. The odor-absorbing foam may be used in a personal care product or wound care. A process for preparing a foam, including providing a cyclodextrin; providing a polyurethane prepolymer; combining the cyclodextrin with the polyurethane prepolymer; and allowing the polyurethane prepolymer to react with water and crosslink the cyclodextrin to form the foam. A process for preparing an odor-absorbing foam article such as a personal care product, including preparing the foam and applying it or the components thereof to a suitable substrate. | 09-11-2014 |
20140316324 | Fluid Absorbent Adhesive Articles - A fluid absorbing pressure sensitive adhesive composition and adhesive articles including the fluid absorbing adhesive that have particular utility in the medical field, and in particular, for use with wound dressings is provided. The adhesive composition has superior fluid handling capacity, moisture vapor transmission and skin adhesion. Also described are dressings, cover drapes, and/or sealing components for negative pressure wound therapy applications. The articles include a thin film having a layer of a breathable hydrocolloid adhesive. When used in negative pressure wound therapy applications, the articles are breathable and fluid absorbing. | 10-23-2014 |
20140322299 | Controlled Release of Active Using pH - Dissolvable polymeric compositions are described which when exposed to certain pH conditions, controllably release one or more actives. The active agents can be nearly any active agent such as chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG). Also described are products using such compositions such as dressings. In addition, methods of controllably releasing one or more actives are described. | 10-30-2014 |
20150056291 | Adhesive Containing Microparticles - Methods for forming and incorporating microparticles containing one or more active agents into adhesives are described. The methods involve spray drying a liquid of the one or more active agents and obtaining the active agent in a particulate form. The dry powder is then blended or otherwise incorporated with the adhesive of interest. Also described are various medical products utilizing the adhesive and one or more active agents in microparticle form, and related methods of use. | 02-26-2015 |