The present invention relates to a haemostatic material comprising a carrier layer and a material for wound contact comprising at least one haemostat in particulate, granular, powder, flake or short fibrous form. Such a haemostatic material is useful, for example, in reducing or stopping bleeding of a physiological target site in a person or animal, and can also be used to stem bleeding during medical procedures.

The present invention is related to an pasting structure that comprises a back-material layer which is formed by attaching the film layer and the porous supporting layer to each other; and a gel layer, one side of the gel layer is bonded to the porous supporting layer and part of the gel layer penetrate pores; wherein the back-material layer and the gel layer closely adhered to each other to form a transparent pasting structure. The pasting structure of the present invention is used as wound dressing which easily observes the wound change and healing status at any time. In the meantime, that provides higher moisture permeability and comfort.

A bandage includes a top film, an absorbent layer and a perforated adhesive lower layer positioned under the absorbent layer for adhering the bandage to a user's skin. The absorbent layer includes at least one incision that improves the flexibility of the bandage.

The invention relates to a patch for covering a body site, such as the anus, to a method for applying the patch, and to the use of the patch.

A method of preparing a crosslinked, collagen-based wound care dressing is provided, comprising: (a) immersing a sample of fibrous and/or non-fibrous collagen in a buffered acidic, aqueous solution comprising an alcohol; (b) contacting the collagen in solution with a catalytic component comprising 1-ethyl-3-[3-dimethylaminopropyl]carbodiimide hydrochloride for a time at least sufficient to effect reaction between amino and carboxyl groups present on the collagen and to yield crosslinked collagen that is resistant to pronase degradation; and (c) drying the crosslinked collagen to yield a porous, crosslinked collagen article wherein the porous, crosslinked collagen article demonstrates a pore size of 10-500 microns. Also provided are bioactive collagen medical scaffolds for hernia repair prosthetics and surgical incision closure members, prepared using the method above.

The wound dressing described herein includes a backing layer, absorbent layer, and foam layer. The wound dressing also includes one or more visual indicators. The visual indicators are substantially non-visible in their initial, dehydrated state. As the visual indicators absorb fluid they swell and become visible. The visual indicators enable a caregiver to know when the wound dressing has reached, or is about to reach, its fluid capacity.

A skin-friendly absorbent structure providing oxygen, comprising a absorbing layer and skin-friendly and oxygen-providing units, the skin-friendly and oxygen-providing unit being evenly dispersed in partial or entire scope of the absorbing layer wherein the skin-friendly and oxygen-providing unit comprises oxygen providing units and pH regulating units; and the pH of the skin-friendly absorbent structure is between 4 and 7 after absorbing liquids.

An apparatus comprising a support wrap. The support wrap including at least an upper portion, the upper portion of said the support wrap having a first side extending along a first direction by a first length, the upper portion of said the support wrap having a second side extending along a second direction by a second length, the upper portion of said the support wrap having a third side extending along a third direction by a third length, the first direction is in a different direction than the second direction, the first direction is in a different direction than the third direction, the first length being greater than the second length, the first length being greater than the third length, the upper portion including a first upper fastening member, and said first upper fastening member capable of fastening said first side to said second side.

A dressing for treating a tissue site, particularly a peritoneal or abdominal site, is disclosed. The dressing may comprise: first and second layers, each being made from a liquid-impermeable material and being at least partially fenestrated, the layers being coupled together to define a chamber therebetween; and disposed within the chamber a third layer comprising a manifold having a central region, and a perimeter region containing perforations arranged in a pattern defining a plurality of sub-regions. The first and second layers can be coupled using a plurality of welds or bonds through the perimeter region perforations. Optionally, the manifold does not comprise, and the chamber does not contain, any manifolding elements extending outward from an outer edge of the perimeter region.

Described herein are dressings comprising a composite island comprising a polyurethane or foam layer coupled to an absorbent layer comprising non-woven gelling fibers. Also described herein are dressings comprising an absorbent layer comprising carboxymethyl cellulose fibers and a backing layer coupled to the absorbent layer. In the respective dressings, the absorbent layer is not elastically deformable under tissue treatment conditions, whereas the polyurethane or foam layer and the backing layer are substantially elastically deformable under tissue treatment conditions. The coupling of the absorbent layer to the polyurethane/foam layer or backing layer renders the coupled structure or the entire dressing substantially elastically deformable under tissue treatment conditions. Methods of eliminating, minimizing, or reducing edema are also described herein.