Patent ID: 11877910
Assignee: SYSTAGENIX WOUND MANAGEMENT, LIMITED
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A dressing configured to be positioned in contact with a wound, the dressing comprising:
oxidized regenerated cellulose (ORC), the ORC being present in the dressing in an effective amount to modulate protease activity in the wound when the dressing is in contact with the wound;
collagen; and
at least one nutrient comprising glutamine,
wherein the dressing is bioresorbable,
wherein the glutamine is configured to be released to the wound when the dressing is positioned in contact with the wound, and
wherein the glutamine is present in the dressing in an effective amount to improve proliferation of human dermal fibroblasts in the wound when the dressing is in contact with the wound without diminishing the protease modulating activity of the ORC.