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TIAX Issued U.S. Patent for Multi-Layered Wound Dressing December 17, 2003 (Cambridge, MA) - TIAX, a leading collaborative product and technology development firm, today announced it has been issued a patent by the United States Patent and Trademark Office for a new, multi-layered wound dressing, which it predicts will result in faster and more effective healing of hard to heal wounds. The dressing is designed to reduce bandage manufacturing costs since fewer discrete steps are needed to produce the bandage than those products currently on the market. TIAX is currently seeking a partner in the wound care industry to manufacture the dressing for commercialization in the U.S. market, which is estimated at $2.5 billion. "We sought to develop a dressing that would not only allow wounds
to heal more quickly and effectively, but also would be less cumbersome
for patients with hard-to-heal wounds such as pressure ulcers," said
Robert Etheredge, a principal scientist in TIAX's Biomedical Technologies
Group who designed the dressing. "While designed to be gentle to
the skin during application and removal, an added benefit is that this
wound dressing has the potential to significantly reduce manufacturing
costs, which can be passed through to the consumer as lower prices. We
are thrilled to have been issued this patent and look forward to taking
the next steps to bring this innovation to market." Compared to similar products, the TIAX wound dressing is less bulky and removal of the bandage is less traumatic for the skin due to a patterned pressure sensitive adhesive that covers the skin contact layer of the bandage.
For more information contact: Kathy O'Donnell |
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