Bandage with a hydrophilic foam containing silver
A compression stretch bandage formed from at least one layer of a stretchable, textile material forming a body of the bandage, a base material attached to the stretchable, textile material on a first side, and a silver material attached to the base material for reducing risk of infection. The bandage may be a flexible, stretchable, hydrophilic bandage that reduce the risk of infection at a wound by providing a moist environment that will aid in optimum release of silver ions into the wound.
1 . A bandage, comprising:
at least one layer of a stretchable, textile material forming a body of the bandage;
a base material attached to the stretchable, textile material on a first side; and
a silver material attached to the base material for reducing risk of infection.
2 . The bandage of claim 1 , wherein the at least one layer of a stretchable, textile material forming a body of the bandage includes silver coated fibers.
3 . The bandage of claim 2 , wherein the silver coated fibers are formed from silver coated nylon fibers.
4 . The bandage of claim 1 , wherein the silver material attached to the base material for reducing risk of infection comprises a silver hydroxide.
5 . The bandage of claim 1 , wherein the silver material attached to the base material for reducing risk of infection comprises a silver powder.
6 . The bandage of claim 1 , wherein the base material attached to the stretchable, textile material on a first side comprises a hydrophilic foam.
7 . The bandage of claim 6 , wherein the at least one layer of a stretchable, textile material forming a body of the bandage includes silver coated fibers.
8 . The bandage of claim 7 , wherein the silver coated fibers are formed from silver coated nylon fibers.
9 . The bandage of claim 6 , wherein the silver material attached to the base material for reducing risk of infection comprises a silver hydroxide.
10 . The bandage of claim 6 , wherein the silver material attached to the base material for reducing risk of infection comprises a silver powder.
11 . The bandage of claim 1 , wherein the silver material is included in the base material during formation of the base material such that the silver material is positioned through the base material.
12 . A bandage, comprising:
at least one layer of a stretchable, textile material forming a body of the bandage;
a hydrophilic foam attached to the stretchable, textile material on a first side; and
a silver material attached to the hydrophilic foam for reducing risk of infection.
13 . The bandage of claim 12 , wherein the at least one layer of a stretchable, textile material forming a body of the bandage includes silver coated fibers.
14 . The bandage of claim 13 , wherein the silver coated fibers are formed from silver coated nylon fibers.
15 . The bandage of claim 14 , wherein the silver coated fibers are comprised of chopped fiber of between 0.5 percent and 10 percent by weight of the hydrophilic foam.
16 . The bandage of claim 12 , wherein the silver material attached to the base material for reducing risk of infection comprises a silver hydroxide powder.
17 . The bandage of claim 16 , wherein the silver hydroxide powder comprises 0.5 percent and 10 percent by weight of the hydrophilic foam.
18 . The bandage of claim 12 , wherein the silver material attached to the base material for reducing risk of infection comprises a silver powder.
19 . The bandage of claim 18 , wherein the silver powder comprises 0.5 percent and 10 percent by weight of the hydrophilic foam.
20 . The bandage of claim 12 , wherein the hydrophilic foam has a thickness of between about 0.1 inches and about 0.5 inches.