Composition and method for the treat-ment of damaged skin

Abstract

Abstract A COMPOSITION PREPARED FROM AN INGREDIENT FOR SOLUBILIZING BACTERIAL AND FUNGAL ORGANIC MATERIAL AND SKIN AND SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE WHICH HAVE BEEN ABRADED, INCISED OR LACERATED, SUCH AS CINNAMIC ALCOHOL, AND AN INGREDIENT FOR PRECIPITATING BACTERIAL AND FUNGAL ORGANIC MATERIAL AND SKIN AND SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE WHICH HAVE BEEN ABRADED, INCISED OR LACERATED, SUCH AS A TANNIN, OR TANNIC ACID, AND PREFERABLY A FILM-FORMER, SUCH AS POLYVINYLPYRROLIDONE, SAID INGREDIENT FOR PRECIPITATING BACTERIAL AND FUNGAL ORGANIC MATERIAL AND SKIN AND SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE WHICH HAVE BEEN ABRADED, INCISED OR LACERATED BEING PRESENT IN AN AMOUNT OF FROM ABOUT 0.1 TO ABOUT 50 PARTS PER PART OF SAID INGREDIENT FOR SOLUBILIZING BACTERIAL AND FUNGAL ORGANIC MATERIAL AND SKIN AND SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE WHICH HAVE BEEN ABRADED, INCISED OR LACERATED IS USED AS A SOLID, A SOLID RESIDUE OF A SOLUTION, OR AN AQUEOUS OR DILUTE ALCOHOLIC SOLUTION FOR TOPICAL TREATMENT OF BODY SURFACE. THE PREFERRED COMPOSITION IS PHARMACEUTICALLY ACTIVE IN A SOLUTION TO ACT AS A BIOCIDAL AGENT WHICH ALSO HAS A HIGH TENDENCY TO ARREST BLEEDING AND ALSO HAS GOOD ADHESIVE CHARACTERISTICS. THE COMPOSITION CAN ALSO BE EMPLOYED AS A PHARMACEUTICALLY ACTIVE ADHESIVE COMPOSITION WITH ELASTIC AND FLEXIBLE DRESSING SUBSTRATES, SUCH AS FOAM RUBBER. A SURGICAL IMPLEMENT, COMPRISED OF ONE OR MORE SURGICAL CLIPS IN A COATED OR UNCOATED FOAM RUBBER OR THE LIKE SUBSTRATE PROVIDES A SIMPLE MEANS FOR THE COAPTATION OF GAPING WOUNDS. OTHER FEATURES OF THE INVENTION APPEAR IN THE FOLLOWING SPECIFICATION.

Inventors

• 👤 J Gilbert

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