Abstract: The inventive disclosure contained herein is generally directed to a class of medical bandages that in many embodiments are effective in the treatment of various types of tissue burns, whether be burns due to thermal burns, sun exposure, or rashes. Such products can include a plurality of specialized bandages and wraps that incorporate an extremely thin layer of aluminum at the base of a substrate adapted to be in direct contact with a burn wound, while manufacturing the top side of the aluminum substrate to have a heat-dissipationenhancing topography to help cool burns faster. The bandage can also feature a thermochromic indicator for users to realize the thermal-cooling status of a burn to which a bandage has been applied.
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 23, 2011
Publication date:
August 7, 2014
Applicant:
ALUMINAID INTERNATIONAL, AG
Inventors:
Carl J. Freer, Ericka S. Freer, Terrence M. Wyles
Abstract: The inventive disclosure contained herein is generally directed to a class of medical bandages that in many embodiments are effective in the treatment of various types of tissue burns, whether be burns due to thermal burns, sun exposure, or rashes. Such products can include a plurality of specialized bandages and wraps that incorporate an extremely thin layer of thermally conductive metal (often aluminum) at the base of a substrate adapted to be in direct contact with a burn wound, while manufacturing the top side of the aluminum substrate to have a heat-dissipation-enhancing topography to help cool burns faster by enhancing thermal-convection properties. The bandage can also feature a thermochromic indicator for users to realize the thermal-cooling status of a burn to which a bandage has been applied.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 12, 2012
Date of Patent:
September 10, 2013
Assignee:
Aluminaid International AG
Inventors:
Carl J. Freer, Ericka S. Freer, Terrence M. Wyles