Article for debridement & detoxification of wounds

• US 20040028720A1
• Filed: 01/14/2003
• Published: 02/12/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/1998
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Remedy Marketing, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Remedy Marketing, Inc.
• Inventors: McAdams, John B., Vadas, Graydon, Warshaw, Michael A., Hendrix, Charley
• Application Number:
  US10/342,082
• Publication Number:
  US 20040028720A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 424/443
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 35/00 Devices for applying media, e.g. remedies, on the human body devices for handling toiletry or cosmetic substances A45D; absorbent pads, e.g. swabs, A61F13/15

Abstract

An abrasive pad for delivering a skin treatment for the treatment of animal and marine stings. The pad includes a material having an abrasive and entangling surface, the surface being sufficiently abrasive to mechanically abrade at least the stratum corneum from a patient'"'"'s skin and the surface adapted to entangle any stinging cells left in the sting. A treatment solution is applied to the pad for contact with the patient'"'"'s skin. The treatment solution comprises a 0.1% to 20% solution of a proteolytic enzyme.

Claims

1. An abrasive pad for delivering a skin treatment for the treatment of animal and marine stings, comprising:

a material having an abrasive and entangling surface, wherein the surface is sufficiently abrasive to mechanically abrade at least the stratum corneum from a patient'"'"'s skin, wherein the surface is adapted to entangle at least one of a stinger and stinging cells left in the skin; and

a treatment solution applied to the pad for contact with the patient'"'"'s skin, wherein the treatment solution comprises a 0.1% to 20% solution of a proteolytic enzyme.

2. The abrasive pad of claim 1, wherein the treatment solution comprises a 0.5% to 5% solution of a proteolytic enzyme.

3. The abrasive pad of claim 2, wherein the treatment solution comprises a 2% solution of a proteolytic enzyme.

4. The abrasive pad of claim 1, wherein the proteolytic enzyme is papain.

5. The abrasive pad of claim 1, wherein the treatment solution comprises a surfactant.

6. The abrasive pad of claim 5, wherein the surfactant is soap.

7. The abrasive pad of claim 1, wherein the treatment solution contains an antitoxin.

8. The abrasive pad of claim 1, wherein the treatment solution contains an antibiotic.

9. The abrasive pad of claim 1, wherein the treatment solution contains an antifungal treatment.

10. The abrasive pad of claim 1, wherein the treatment solution contains an antiseptic.

11. The abrasive pad of claim 1, wherein the treatment solution contains an antibacterial agent.

12. The abrasive pad of claim 11, wherein the antibacterial agent is trichlosan.

13. The abrasive pad of claim 1, wherein the treatment solution contains a soothing and healing agent.

14. The abrasive pad of claim 11, wherein the soothing and healing agent is aloe.

15. The abrasive pad of claim 1, wherein the treatment solution contains alcohol.

16. The abrasive pad of claim 15, wherein the alcohol is methanol.

17. The abrasive pad of claim 1, wherein the treatment solution is a pH titer.

18. The abrasive pad of claim 1, wherein the pad is multilayered.

19. The abrasive pad of claim 18, wherein the pad comprises an absorbent material carrying said treatment solution, and a porous abrasive material.

20. The abrasive pad of claim 1, wherein the pad comprises a burstable receptacle containing said treatment solution.

21. The abrasive pad of claim 20, wherein the pad comprises three layers including two outer layers and a central layer, at least one of the outer layers being of an abrasive material, and the burstable receptacle forming the central layer.

22. The abrasive pad of claim 20, wherein a plurality of burstable receptacles are provided, at least one of said burstable receptacles containing a different treatment solution from at least one other of said burstable receptacles.

23. The abrasive pad of claim 1, wherein said abrasive and entangling surface is formed of matted non-woven fibers.

24. The abrasive pad of claim 1, wherein said abrasive and entangling surface is formed of a loop fabric.

25. The abrasive pad of claim 1, wherein said abrasive and entangling surface is sponge-like.

26. The abrasive pad of claim 1, wherein the pad is a mitt adapted to be worn over a hand of a user.

27. The abrasive pad of claim 1, wherein the sting has been caused by an arthropod.

28. The abrasive pad of claim 27, wherein the arthropod is Solenopsis Invicta.

29. The abrasive pad of claim 1, wherein the sting was caused by a cnidarian.

30. The abrasive pad of claim 29, wherein the cnidarian is a larval of the thimble jellyfish.