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GB2153229A - Wound dressing - Google Patents
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GB2153229A
GB2153229A GB08401921A GB8401921A GB2153229A GB 2153229 A GB2153229 A GB 2153229A GB 08401921 A GB08401921 A GB 08401921A GB 8401921 A GB8401921 A GB 8401921A GB 2153229 A GB2153229 A GB 2153229A
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wound
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Dr Edmund Carus
Brian Tomkinson
Edmund King
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Vernon Carus Ltd
J R Crompton Ltd
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J R Crompton Ltd
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61LMETHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES
    • A61L15/00Chemical aspects of, or use of materials for, bandages, dressings or absorbent pads
    • A61L15/16Bandages, dressings or absorbent pads for physiological fluids such as urine or blood, e.g. sanitary towels, tampons
    • A61L15/22Bandages, dressings or absorbent pads for physiological fluids such as urine or blood, e.g. sanitary towels, tampons containing macromolecular materials
    • A61L15/24Macromolecular compounds obtained by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds; Derivatives thereof
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61FFILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F13/00Bandages or dressings; Absorbent pads
    • A61F13/01Non-adhesive bandages or dressings
    • A61F13/01008Non-adhesive bandages or dressings characterised by the material
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61FFILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F13/00Bandages or dressings; Absorbent pads
    • A61F2013/00089Wound bandages
    • A61F2013/00217Wound bandages not adhering to the wound
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61FFILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F13/00Bandages or dressings; Absorbent pads
    • A61F2013/00089Wound bandages
    • A61F2013/00246Wound bandages in a special way pervious to air or vapours
    • A61F2013/00251Wound bandages in a special way pervious to air or vapours with macroscopic openings
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61FFILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F13/00Bandages or dressings; Absorbent pads
    • A61F2013/00089Wound bandages
    • A61F2013/00314Wound bandages with surface treatments
    • A61F2013/00319Wound bandages with surface treatments to make surface hydrophobic
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61FFILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F13/00Bandages or dressings; Absorbent pads
    • A61F2013/00361Plasters
    • A61F2013/00855Plasters pervious to air or vapours
    • A61F2013/00859Plasters pervious to air or vapours with macroscopic openings

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Abstract

A wound dressing comprises an absorbent material (1) and a surface layer of a non-absorbent apertured fabric (2). The non-absorbent apertured fabric preferably serves to present a smooth surface to the wound, minimising any possibility of adherence of the dressing to the latter. Absorption of exudate from the wound by the absorbent material takes place through the apertures in the fabric. The fabric is preferably rendered non-absorbent by a coating of an acrylic latex. <IMAGE>

Description

SPECIFICATION Wound dressing This invention relates to a b#andage, pad, swab or other wound dressing.
According to the present invention a wound dressing comprises an absorbent material and a surface layer of a non-absorbent apertured fabric.
The non-absorbent apertured fabric preferably serves to present a smooth surface to the wound, minimising any possibility of adherence of the dressing to the latter. Absorption of exudate from the wound by the absorbent material takes place through the apertures in the fabric.
The fabric is preferably rendered non-absorbent by a coating of a hydrophobic substance.
The coating also serves to block interstices between the fibres reducing adherence to the wound. The hydrophobic substances may be selected from a wide range of compounds which impart hydrophobic properties when used for coating fabrics, including fluorocarbons and silicones. Use of a cross linking acrylic latex such as a polyacrylamide latex is especially preferred. The hydrophobic substance is preferably applied to the fabric by saturation bonding or by a careful choice of print or foam to provide as complete as possible a material free from raised fibres.
The apertured fabric preferably has a smooth substantially planar surface. A wet laid fabric has been found to be suitable. This may be apertured according to the process disclosed in United Kingdom Patent Specification No.836397, wherein a web is apertured by the passage of jets of water.
The ratio of the length to cross directionality of the fibres in the web is preferably less than 6, more preferably within the range 2.5 to 4.5. This is important because the apertures in the web are produced by washing of fibres away from corresponding apertures in an overlying screen. The fibres tend to be washed laterally. Use of a web having a high length to cross directionality ratio produces eliptical apertures, causing the resultant fabric to have ridges in the lengthwise direction. A more planar surface is produced if a low ratio is employed. Such a fabric has the additional advantage that sewing, for example into the swabs is facilitated.
Any suitable absorbent fibrous or other material including fluff pulp may be used for filling the dressing although absorbent cotton is preferred for the majority of applications.
The absorbent material is preferably arranged to lie in direct intimate contact with the inner surface of the fabric over the entire area which may contact a wound. Furthermore, the dressing is preferably constructed so that the absorbent material remains in contact with the fabric after the dressing has been sterilised.
A layer of wadding, paper or other liquid conducting material may be inserted or other wise disposed between the fabric and absorbent material of between layers of the absorbent material to ensure efficient and even transport of liquid within the dressing.
The invention is further described by means of example with reference to the accompanying drawing which illustrates an example thereof.
The drawing illustrates a wound dressing in accordance with this invention. A body of absorbent material such as cotton 1 is disposed in contact with a surface layer of nonabsorbent apertured fabric 2 which in use is placed in contact with the wound 3 and joined at the back of the dressing by suitable adhesive means 4. The absorbent material serves to absorp exudate from the wound.
Absorbent cotton having a weight of 50 to 500gm-2 is preferred more preferably 150gm-2, this having a good absorbency but not being too rigid. Alternative absorbent materials include absorbent fibres e.g. Courtaulds SI or VILOFT modified viscose or fluff pulp.
It is strongly preferred that the material 1 is in contact with the fabric 2 over the entire area where the fabric contacts the wound. A layer of paper, wadding or other absorbent material may be disposed within the dressing, for example within the material 1 to improve the distribution of liquid within the dressing.
The outer surface of the dressing is preferably smooth to minimise adherence to the wound. The fabric is preferably rendered nonabsorbent by a coating of a hydrophobic substance such as a silicone, fluorinated substance or other polymeric material. Use of a polyacrylamide latex is preferred. A complete uniform coating is preferably applied to the fabric by saturation coating, for example by means of a size press.
A wet laid fabric suitable for use in manufacture of dressings in accordance with this invention may be apertured in accordance with the disclosure of the United Kingdom Patent Specification No.836397. According to this disclosure a non-woven web is apertured by passage of jets of water through apertures in a screen in the vicinity of which the underlying web is supported on a porous fabric. The size and shape of the apertures is dependent on several factors including the size and arrangement of the apertures in the screen, and just as importantly. the pitch of adjacent holes in the screen. the pressure of the water and the nature of the web. The ratio of the length to cross directionality of the fibres of the web is important to the shape of the apertures formed.A ratio of less than 6 is preferred, a ratio of 2.5 to 4.5 being especially preferred, since high ratios tend to produce eliptical apertures causing ridges in the resultant fabric. A low ratio enhances the ease of sewing of the dressing, for example for manufacture of swabs.
The fabric may be composed of polyester, polypropylene, polyamide or other synthetic fibres. Rayon is especially preferred on account of the flexibility and lack of resilience which facilitates the aperturing process. A range of deniers may be used up to 6 denier per filament. A preferred fabric is composed of 1.5 denier Rayon fibres. A fibre length of 7 to 13 mm may be used, preferably 10 mm at 1.5 denier.
The weight of the dressing cover in accordance with this invention is important. A preferred cover fabric has a weight of 11 to 19gum~2, preferably 13 to 17gm-2, more preferably 15gm-2.
Dressing in accordance with this invention may take many forms. A sleeve of fabric may be suitably disposed around a pad of the absorbent material. A multiple ply absorbent dressing such as a filmated swab may be provided alternatively. A sewn dressing, such as a laparotomy swab has an important advantage that migration of fibres of the absorbent material is impeded by the hydrophobic saturation coating.
The invention is further described by means of an example.
EXAMPLE An apertured fabric having a weight of 1 5gum~2 was prepared from a wet web which contained a suitable bonding agent such as highly hydrated or fibrillated cellulose floc.
The web was apertured in accordance with the process disclosed in United Kingdom Patent Specification No. 836397. The resultant web was bonded using heat prior to saturation with a polyacrylamide latex by passage through a size press nip. The resultant apertured nonabsorbent fabric was placed in contact with a pad of absorbent cotton BP having a weight of 1 50gum~2 produced by superposition of carded fleeces. The pad was enveloped with the fabric and the latter was secured by adhesive, sewing or other means to produce a wound dressing.
Dressings prepared as described above were assessed on standard partial thickness wounds of 2.5 cm2 on the Domestic Pig. The method used is described in "Medical Applications of Textiles", S.V.Varley and S. Barnett, Leeds University 1981. The skin structure and healing reactions of the pig closely resemble those of humans. Epithelialisation or skin regeneration of the wounds after three days was 99.5% with the dressing in sits. 85% regeneration was observed with most proprietory wound dressings and only 75% regeneration was exhibited by use of surgical gauze, BP Type 13 Light.

Claims (2)

1. A wound dressing comprising an absorbent material and a surface layer of a nonabsorbent, wet-laid fabric having a smooth substantially planar surface, the surface layer being coated with a hydrophobic substance.
Claims 3, 4 and 7 to 24 above have been renumbered as 2 to 21 and their appendancies corrected.
1. A wound dressing comprising an absorbent material and a surface layer of a nonabsorbent apertured fabric.
2. A dressing as claimed in claim 1, wherein the fabric is coated with a hydrophobic substance.
3. A dressing as claimed in claim 2, wherein the hydrophobic substance comprises a cross linked acrylic latex.
4. A dressing as claimed in claim 3, wherein the hydrophobic substance comprises a polyacrylamide latex.
5. A dressing as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the apertured fabric has a smooth substantially planar surface.
6. A dressing as claimed in claim 5, comprising a wet laid apertured fabric.
7. A dressing as claimed in claim 5, wherein the ratio of length to cross directionality of the fibres of the fabric is less than 6.
8. A dressing as claimed in claim 7, wherein said ratio lies within the range
2.5 to 4.5.
9. A dressing as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the absorbent material is arranged in direct intimate contact with the inner surface of the fabric over the entire area which may contact a wound.
10. A dressing as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein a layer of liquid conducting material is disposed between the fabric and absorbent material.
11. A dressing as claimed in any of claims 1 to 9, wherein a layer of liquid conducting material is disposed between layers ofthe absorbent material.
12. A dressing as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the absorbent material comprises cotton having a weight of 50 to 500gm-2.
13. A dressing as claimed in claim 12, wherein the absorbent cotton has a weight of 150gm-2.
14. A dressing as claimed in any'of claims 2 to 13, wherein the coating of hydrophobic substance is applied by saturation coating.
15. A dressing as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the fabric comprises rayon.
16. A dressing as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the fabric comprises fibres of not greater than 6 denier.
17. A dressing as claimed in claim 16, wherein the fibres are of 1.5 denier.
18. A dressing as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the fabric comprises fibres with lengths of 7 to 1 3mm.
19. A dressing as claimed in claim 18, wherein the fabric comprises 1.5 denier fibres with a length of 1 Omm.
20. A dressing as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the fabric has a weight of 11 to 19gum~2.
21. A dressing as claimed in claim 20 wherein the fabric has a weight of 13 to 1 7gm~2.
22. A dressing as claimed in claim 21, wherein the fabric has a weight of 15gm-2.
23. A wound dressing substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
24. A method of manufacture of a wound dessing in accordance with any preceding claim, substantially as hereinbefore described.
CLAIMS Amendments to the claims have been filed, and have the following effect: Claims 1, 2, 5 and 6 above have been deleted or textually amended.
New or textually amended claims have been filed as follows:
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GB2176401A (en) * 1985-06-12 1986-12-31 Vernon Carus Ltd Wound dressing
EP0255209A3 (en) * 1986-05-30 1989-06-21 Chicopee Non-woven facing fabric for absorbent articles
EP0272118A3 (en) * 1986-12-18 1989-09-13 The Procter & Gamble Company Selectively surface-hydrophilic porous or perforated sheets
AU785145B2 (en) * 1999-12-07 2006-10-05 Essity Operations France Article such as a make-up removal pad comprising an external surface for applying aqueous products on the skin
US9393158B2 (en) 2011-08-25 2016-07-19 Brightwake Limited Non-adherent wound dressing
US9486553B2 (en) 2009-07-16 2016-11-08 Brightwake Limited Method
WO2017184744A1 (en) * 2016-04-19 2017-10-26 Tredegar Film Products Corporation Contoured film with micro-protrusions
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GB960427A (en) * 1959-09-04 1964-06-10 Kimberly Clark Co Improvements in or relating to absorbent bandages and the like
GB1158520A (en) * 1966-06-28 1969-07-16 Kendall & Co Absorbent Dressings
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GB1292133A (en) * 1969-10-14 1972-10-11 Johnson & Johnson Absorbent products
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GB960427A (en) * 1959-09-04 1964-06-10 Kimberly Clark Co Improvements in or relating to absorbent bandages and the like
GB950207A (en) * 1960-05-30 1964-02-19 Rech S Scient Et D Expl De Mar Wound dressing
GB1158520A (en) * 1966-06-28 1969-07-16 Kendall & Co Absorbent Dressings
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GB1292133A (en) * 1969-10-14 1972-10-11 Johnson & Johnson Absorbent products
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GB2176401A (en) * 1985-06-12 1986-12-31 Vernon Carus Ltd Wound dressing
EP0255209A3 (en) * 1986-05-30 1989-06-21 Chicopee Non-woven facing fabric for absorbent articles
EP0272118A3 (en) * 1986-12-18 1989-09-13 The Procter & Gamble Company Selectively surface-hydrophilic porous or perforated sheets
AU785145B2 (en) * 1999-12-07 2006-10-05 Essity Operations France Article such as a make-up removal pad comprising an external surface for applying aqueous products on the skin
US10086107B2 (en) 2006-04-03 2018-10-02 Brightwake Limited Adhesive laminates and applications thereof
US9486553B2 (en) 2009-07-16 2016-11-08 Brightwake Limited Method
US9393158B2 (en) 2011-08-25 2016-07-19 Brightwake Limited Non-adherent wound dressing
WO2017184744A1 (en) * 2016-04-19 2017-10-26 Tredegar Film Products Corporation Contoured film with micro-protrusions
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