Abstract: A wound care device for local treatment of pain in a wound, said device comprising an active pain relieving composition, the device being constructed in such a manner that the pain killing agent is released to the wound in such a way that substantially no effective systemic plasma concentration of the pain killing agent can be found and wherein a majority of said pain killing agent is in direct contact with the wound.

Abstract: A wound care device comprising foam composition wherein the retention factor Rv=R/??V of the foam is at least 0.05 wherein R is the retention capacity (g/g) and ??V is the expansion of volume (% v/v) of the foam when wetted. A wound care device comprising foam with a high retention and low expansion of volume is achieved, which is desired in the treatment of wounds, especially chronic wounds.