WOUND-COVERING MATERIAL

• Main Authors: HARANO, Satomi, ISHIZAWA, Yuki, ASATO, Ryo, SHINYA, Noriko
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 18.04.2012
• Subjects: CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, ORSURGICAL ARTICLES; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION, OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, OR SURGICALARTICLES; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS INGENERAL; PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES; SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS ORMEDICINAL PREPARATIONS

A new wound-covering material that protects and repairs a wound area caused by an operation, trauma, burn, and the like is provided. The present invention relates to a wound-covering material comprising thrombin, fibrinogen and a bioabsorbable supporting material. The wound-covering material may further be overlaid with a covering material for retaining moisture. The wound-covering material may be consisted of a kit of either (1) a bioabsorbable supporting material holding thrombin, and fibrinogen; or (2) a bioabsorbable supporting material holding thrombin, and a bioabsorbable supporting material holding fibrinogen; or (3) thrombin, fibrinogen and a bioabsorbable supporting material. Besides, each of the kits may be combined with a covering material for retaining moisture.