HEMOSTATIC FIBROUS MATERIAL
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1. A method of promoting blood clotting comprising:
- opening a sterilized packaging containing a hemostatic device; and
placing the hemostatic device in direct contact with a bleeding area of a human being or animal;
wherein the hemostatic device comprises a fibrous material comprising a macromolecular host material and a clay additive material; and
wherein the fibrous material is stable in the presence of blood.
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Abstract
This disclosure relates to devices for promoting the clotting of blood in human beings or animals, or hemostatic devices. These devices may comprise a fibrous material or materials comprising one or more fibers such as a gauze or a cloth. Some of the fibers in these materials or devices may comprise a macromolecular material and a hemostatic hemostatic additive material such as kaolin or another clay.
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1. A method of promoting blood clotting comprising:
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opening a sterilized packaging containing a hemostatic device; and placing the hemostatic device in direct contact with a bleeding area of a human being or animal; wherein the hemostatic device comprises a fibrous material comprising a macromolecular host material and a clay additive material; and wherein the fibrous material is stable in the presence of blood. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A device for promoting the clotting of blood comprising:
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a fabric substrate comprising a fibrous material and a sterilized packaging wherein the fibrous material comprises;
a host comprising a polymer, and a hemostatic additive comprising kaolin;wherein the fibrous material comprises a plurality of individual fibers, each fiber having an interior and a surface; wherein the kaolin is dispersed in the host throughout the interior and affixed to the host at the surface; wherein the surface has a greater loading level of kaolin than the interior; and wherein the substrate is contained within the sterilized packaging. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A blood clotting device comprising:
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a sterile gauze substrate comprising a blend of a first fiber comprising a cellulosic material and a second fiber comprising a synthetic polymer; and wherein at least one of the first fiber and the second fiber comprises an inorganic hemostatic additive having hemostatic properties. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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