BANDAGE WITH A HYDROPHILIC FOAM CONTAINING SILVER AND A HEMASTATIC AGENT
A compression stretch bandage formed from a hydrophillic foam having at least one layer of a stretchable, textile material attached to one side of the foam and a hemastasis agent attached to another side of the foam for activating the intrinsic arm of the hemostatic cascade of the healing process. The bandage may also include a silver material contained within the foam for reducing risk of infection. The bandage may be a flexible, stretchable, hydrophilic bandage that reduces 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:
a foam material having a plurality of pores therethrough, wherein the foam material forms a body of the bandage;
a silver material attached to the foam material for reducing risk of infection; and
a hemastasis agent attached to an outer surface of the foam material on a second side that is generally opposite to the first side.
2 . The bandage of claim 1 , further comprising at least one layer of a stretchable, textile material attached to an outer surface of the foam material on a first side of the foam material.
3 . The bandage of claim 2 , wherein the at least one layer of a stretchable, textile material is comprised of an elastic compression wrap.
4 . The bandage of claim 1 , wherein the foam material may be formed from a mesoporous bioactive glass bead.
5 . The bandage of claim 1 , wherein the foam material comprises a hydrophilic foam.
6 . The bandage of claim 5 , wherein the hydrophilic foam is formed from polyurethane with porous foam channels that allow the transfer of fluids through the foam.
7 . The bandage of claim 1 , wherein the silver material comprises a silver hydroxide.
8 . The bandage of claim 1 , wherein the silver material comprises a silver powder.
9 . The bandage of claim 1 , wherein the silver material is included in the foam material such that the silver material is positioned throughout the base material.
10 . A bandage, comprising:
a hydrophilic foam material formed from a honeycomb structure including a plurality of channels therethrough, wherein the foam material forms a body of the bandage;
a silver material attached to the foam material for reducing risk of infection; and
a hemastasis agent attached to an outer surface of the foam material on a second side that is generally opposite to the first side.
11 . The bandage of claim 10 , further comprising at least one layer of a stretchable, textile material attached to an outer surface of the foam material on a first side of the foam material.
12 . The bandage of claim 11 , wherein the at least one layer of a stretchable, textile material is comprised of an elastic compression wrap.
13 . The bandage of claim 10 , wherein the foam material may be formed from a mesoporous bioactive glass bead.
14 . The bandage of claim 10 , wherein the foam material comprises a compressible foam.
15 . The bandage of claim 10 , wherein the hydrophilic foam is formed from polyurethane with porous foam channels that allow the transfer of fluids through the foam.
16 . The bandage of claim 10 , wherein the silver material comprises a silver hydroxide.
17 . The bandage of claim 10 , wherein the silver material comprises a silver powder.
18 . The bandage of claim 10 , wherein the silver material is included in the foam material such that the silver material is positioned throughout the base material.