Multilayer conductive appliance having wound healing and analgesic properties
First Claim
1. A wound dressing for treating a pathology in a portion of a living organism, comprising, at least one layer of conformable, conductive material having a surface resistance of 10 Ohms/in2 to 0.001 Ohms/in2;
- wherein the at least one layer of conformable, conductive material comprises a mixture of noncoated fibers with fibers uniformly coated with silver or a silver alloy, wherein the silver-coated fibers comprise multilongitudinal filaments that enable the wound dressing to passively deliver an effective amount of silver to the pathology to accelerate or enhance wound healing.
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Abstract
A dressing for promoting healing and pain relief of the body of a living organism having a pathologic condition has at least one layer of conductive material having a resistance no greater than 1000 Ω/cm2. When placed proximate a portion of the body of the living organism suffering from the pathologic condition, the dressing alters the electrodynamic processes occurring in conjunction with said pathologic condition to promote healing and pain relief in the living organism. When used as a wound dressing, the conductive material is placed in contact with tissue around the periphery of the wound and with the wound, lowering the electrical potential and resistance of the wound and increasing the wound current.
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34 Claims
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1. A wound dressing for treating a pathology in a portion of a living organism, comprising, at least one layer of conformable, conductive material having a surface resistance of 10 Ohms/in2 to 0.001 Ohms/in2;
- wherein the at least one layer of conformable, conductive material comprises a mixture of noncoated fibers with fibers uniformly coated with silver or a silver alloy, wherein the silver-coated fibers comprise multilongitudinal filaments that enable the wound dressing to passively deliver an effective amount of silver to the pathology to accelerate or enhance wound healing.
- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
- 27. A medical device comprising conformable, conductive material comprising a mixture of biologically inert polymers uniformly coated with an antimicrobial metal and uncoated biologically inert polymers, wherein said conformable, conductive material has a surface resistance of 10 Ohms/in2 to 0.001 Ohms/in2, wherein the antimicrobial metal-coated polymers comprise multilongitudinal filaments that enable the medical device to passively deliver an effective amount of silver to a wound to accelerate or enhance wound healing.
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