Drug – bio-affecting and body treating compositions – Preparations characterized by special physical form – Web – sheet or filament bases; compositions of bandages; or...
Patent
1997-05-08
1999-08-10
Brouillette, D. Gabrielle
Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions
Preparations characterized by special physical form
Web, sheet or filament bases; compositions of bandages; or...
602 41, 602 67, 604304, A61F 1300
Patent
active
059355956
ABSTRACT:
The device according to this invention is provided to reduce the trauma which can be caused by an open wound such as that caused after childbirth and in particular to reduce the trauma of an open wound in the perineal and/or rectal area which can be painful and uncomfortable to a person having experienced childbirth. The device comprises a housing having a gel-like material therein which can be cooled prior to application to the area and said material has a high thermal capacity so that when the device is applied a cooling effect is created, an occluding effect of the open wound is provided and furthermore a cushioning effect on the area surrounding the wound is also provided thereby allowing the device to be used comfortably and also to improve the comfort of the person to whom the same is applied.
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