Patents Assigned to Laboratoires Urgo
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Publication number: 20140141058Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound selected among the synthetic polysulphated oligosaccharides having 1 to 4 ose units and the salts and complexes thereof to be used for the treatment of wounds resulting in pathological scars selected among hypertrophic, retractile or atrophic scars. Said use is preferred in particular in patients that have a predisposition to developing hypertrophic, retractile or atrophic scars. According to a second aspect, the invention also relates to said compound for the use thereof in order to inhibit the differentiation of fibroblasts into myofibroblasts during the cicatrisation of wounds resulting in pathological scars selected among hypertrophic, retractile or atrophic scars.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2012Publication date: May 22, 2014Applicants: Societe de Developpement et de Recherche Industrielle, Laboratoires UrgoInventors: Marielle Bouschbacher, Christelle Laurensou
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Publication number: 20140142526Abstract: The present invention relates to an absorbent dressing comprising a breathable impermeable substrate (4) and an absorbent foam (2), which is particularly suitable for use in the care of chronic or acute wounds. The invention relates to a dressing comprising an absorbent foam (2) and a protective substrate (4) that is impermeable to fluids, but permeable to water vapor, said substrate being formed by assembling a film (4a) and an openwork reinforcement that is coated with an adhesive silicone gel (4b) without blocking the openings in the reinforcement. In addition, the dressing comprises a non-absorbent web (5) which is disposed between the absorbent foam (2) and the substrate (4), which adheres to the adhesive silicone gel coating on the reinforcement, and which adheres to the absorbent foam (2).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2012Publication date: May 22, 2014Applicants: Societe De Development Et De Recherche Industrielle, LABORATOIRES URGOInventors: Stephane Auguste, Jean-Marc Pernot, Anne-Sophie Danerol, Aurelie Charre
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Publication number: 20140130711Abstract: The present invention relates to a topical film-forming composition including, in a pharmaceutically acceptable medium: 5 to 30 wt % of ethyl cellulose; 0.1 to 10 wt % of an auxiliary film-forming agent; 0.1 to 20 wt % of one or more triacids, at least one of which is boric acid; and 60 to 95 wt % of an organic solvent, the percentages being expressed by weight relative to the total weight of the composition. The invention also relates to the use of such a composition in a method for treating herpes, in particular herpes labialis.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2012Publication date: May 15, 2014Applicant: LABORATOIRES URGOInventor: Nathalie Derain
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Publication number: 20140127148Abstract: The invention relates to a fluid composition containing at least a polymer, a plasticiser, a volatile solvent, and a very small amount of an organic sun filter in the order of between 0.5 and 2.2 wt.-% in relation to the total weight of the composition. The composition, which is intended to be applied to the skin, can be used to treat scars. In addition, the composition advantageously contains a derivative of dibenzoylmethane and a cinnamate derivative.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2012Publication date: May 8, 2014Applicant: LABORATOIRES URGOInventor: Nathalie Derain
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Publication number: 20140128468Abstract: The present invention relates to a topical film-forming composition for the treating dermatophytosis, specifically mycoses of the feet and, in particular, for treating the symptoms associated with dermatophytosis, specifically the symptoms associated with athlete's foot. The composition is particularly suitable for treating cracking, and for promoting the healing of skin lesions caused by said inflammation. The present composition is also suitable for preventing bacterial or fungal proliferation in the damaged skin.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2012Publication date: May 8, 2014Applicant: LABORATOIRES URGOInventors: Claire Bouvier, Nathalie Derain
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Publication number: 20140114268Abstract: The invention relates to an absorbent dressing comprising an adhesive silicone-coated side strip, which is particularly suitable for use in the care of chronic wounds, such as ulcers or eschars, or acute wounds, such as burns. The absorbent dressing includes a breathable impermeable substrate (4) and an absorbent non-woven fabric (6). The substrate is formed by assembling a continuous film (4a) and an openwork reinforcement that is coated with an adhesive silicone gel (4b) without blocking the openings in the reinforcement. A non-absorbent web (5) is secured to a complementary non-woven fabric (7), such as to encase the above-mentioned absorbent non-woven fabric (6) without being secured at any point to the latter. The encased absorbent non-woven fabric is subsequently assembled to the substrate (4) along part of said silicone-coated surface of the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2012Publication date: April 24, 2014Applicant: LABORATOIRES URGOInventors: Stéphane Auguste, Jean-Marc Pernot, Anne-Sophie Danerol, Aurelie Charre
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Publication number: 20140058310Abstract: One subject of the present invention is a dressing essentially consisting of: an absorbent nonwoven compress formed from a mixture: of bicomponent thermal bonding non-absorbent fibers, of core-shell type, said core being made of polyester (polyethylene terephthalate, PET) and the shell being made of polyethylene; of bicomponent superabsorbent fibers of core-shell type with a core made of polyacrylonitrile and a shell made of polyacrylate; and a net fabric made from a hydrocolloid elastomer mass partially covering the face of the compress intended to come into contact with the wound. This product is especially intended to promote the healing of chronic wounds by optimizing the debridement.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2012Publication date: February 27, 2014Applicants: SOCIETE DE DEVELOPPEMENT ET DE RECHERCHE INDUSTRIELLE, LABORATOIRES URGOInventors: Jean-Marc Pernot, Stephane Auguste, Christelle Laurensou
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Publication number: 20130165838Abstract: The present invention relates to a wound dressing which comprises a hydrocolloid adhesive mass comprising a hydrophobic elastomer matrix comprising poly(styrene-olefin-styrene) block copolymers, particles of hydrocolloid(s) dispersed in said elastomer matrix, and at least one tackifying hydrocarbon resin, characterized in that the hydrocolloid adhesive mass has a deformation ratio ? comprised between at least 0.10 and at most 0.40, as measured by subjecting a cylindrical sample having a diameter of 10 mm, of said hydrocolloid adhesive mass having a thickness of 1.0 mm, at a temperature of 37° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2011Publication date: June 27, 2013Applicant: LABORATOIRES URGOInventors: Stephane Auguste, Cecile Richard, Sebastien Renard, Serge Lecomte, Christelle Guillamaud
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Publication number: 20130102947Abstract: The present invention relates to a wound dressing which comprises a hydrocolloid adhesive mass comprising: a hydrophobic elastomer matrix comprising polystyrene-olefin-styrene) block copolymers, particles of hydrocolloid(s) dispersed in said elastomer matrix, at least two hydrogenated-hydrocarbon tackifying resins, the difference between the softening temperatures of a first hydrogenated-hydrocarbon tackifying resin and of a second hydrogenated-hydrocarbon tackifying resin comprised in the hydrocolloid adhesive mass being at least 10° C. and at most 40° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2011Publication date: April 25, 2013Applicant: LABORATOIRES URGOInventor: Stephane Auguste
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Publication number: 20130034596Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of at least one compound selected among the synthetic polysulphated oligosaccharides having 1 to 4 ose units and to the salts and complexes thereof as cleaning agents for a wound. The invention can be used in particular for preparing bandages intended for cleaning wounds.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2011Publication date: February 7, 2013Applicant: LABORATOIRES URGOInventors: Laurent Apert, Christelle Laurensou, Dominque Nicot
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Publication number: 20130018335Abstract: The present invention relates to a bandage including an adhesive hydrocolloid mass, wherein said bandage includes, on at least one portion of the surface of the adhesive mass intended for being in contract with the wound when the bandage is being used, a plurality of agglomerates made up of particles linked to one another, preferably in a multi-layer configuration, at least 90% and preferably at least 95% of said particles being made up of one (or more) material(s) selected among polysaccharides, proteins and synthetic polymers, and being suitable for solubilizing or gelling in under ten seconds, and preferably still in less than one second when in contact with the exudate from the wound. The bandage according to the invention is intended for treating wounds such as blisters, exuding wounds, burns and dermal-epidermal lesions, whether superficial, deep, chronic or acute.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2011Publication date: January 17, 2013Applicant: LABORATOIRES URGOInventor: Jean-Marc Pernot
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Publication number: 20130018336Abstract: The present invention relates to a repositionable bandage including an adhesive hydrocolloid mass, wherein said bandage includes, on at least one portion of the surface of the adhesive mass intended for being in contract with the wound when the bandage is being used, a web of microfibers or nanofibers, at least 90% and preferably at least 95% of which being made up of one (or more) material(s) selected among natural or synthetic polymers, and being suitable for solubilizing or gelling in under ten seconds, and preferably still in less than one second when in contact with the exudate from the wound. The bandage according to the invention is intended for treating wounds such as blisters, exuding wounds, burns and dermal-epidermal lesions, whether superficial, deep, chronic or acute.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2011Publication date: January 17, 2013Applicant: LABORATOIRES URGOInventor: Jean-Marc Pernot
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Patent number: 8168849Abstract: The present invention provides a method of making a bandage from a fabric such as a knitted fabric, for example. The fabric is steamed, sprayed with a solution containing an antibacterial/antimicrobial agent in a spraying chamber 28 and then dried in a drying chamber 40.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2006Date of Patent: May 1, 2012Assignee: Laboratoires Urgo SASInventor: David Timothy Baldock
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Publication number: 20110319787Abstract: The subject matter of the present invention is a system for measuring interface pressure exerted on the skin, that is in particular of use in compression therapy, characterized in that it comprises:—a supporting member bearing sensors, including at least two pressure sensors spaced out on the supporting member in order to make it possible to measure the pressure exerted at two predetermined positions;—an electronic system connected to the sensors and capable of acquiring the values simultaneously measured by these sensors; and in that each pressure sensor comprises a transducer element, which is preferably substantially flat, said transducer element having a surface intended to come into contact with the skin in the operating position, either directly or by means of a layer of a material covering said surface of the transducer, the elastic modulus of compression of said transducer or of said intermediate layer, measured at the surface intended to come into contact with the skin, being between 30 and 500 kPa,Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2010Publication date: December 29, 2011Applicant: LABORATOIRES URGOInventors: Michel Lamoise, Serge Lecomte, Julien Steinbrunn
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Patent number: 7956233Abstract: The present invention relates to a support system particularly intended for treatment and prevention of diseases of venous origin, characterized in that it comprises a first support layer, which is composed of an elastic band attached across its entire surface to an absorbent layer, and a second support layer, which is a self-adhesive elastic band. This support system has a dynamic coefficient of elasticity of between 5 and 55 Newton/cm.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2007Date of Patent: June 7, 2011Assignee: Laboratoires UrgoInventors: Serge Lecomte, Guy Dupasquier, Catherine Vermeulen
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Publication number: 20110126972Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing dressings, preferably with thinner edges. According to the invention, this method comprises the steps of a) forming a first laminated element by securing together a backing film (1) and a layer of a malleable adhesive material (3); b) shaping the said laminated element to obtain an intermediate product (7) comprising a plurality of zones each forming an incipient dressing; c) treating the resulting intermediate product (7) in order to deposit one or more active ingredients on the free surface of said malleable adhesive material; d) forming a second laminated element (10) by securing together said treated intermediate product (7) and a protective film (8); e) cutting said second laminated element (10) into a plurality of dressings.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2009Publication date: June 2, 2011Applicant: LABORATOIRES URGOInventor: Denis Frerot
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Publication number: 20100285129Abstract: The present invention relates to the use, as an agent for salting out an active substance in a composition for a dressing, of a copolymer of a salt of 2-methyl-2-[(1-oxo-2-propenyl)amino]-1-propanesulphonic acid and the 2-hydroxyethyl ester of propenoic acid. It also relates to dressings of the type comprising at least one fatty substance and/or an elastomeric matrix and at least one active substance, which incorporate the aforementioned copolymer.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2008Publication date: November 11, 2010Applicant: LABORATOIRES URGOInventor: Christelle Laurensou
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Publication number: 20100204174Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a known compound as an agent for promoting and/or accelerating fibroblast proliferation and/or differentiation and, consequently, cicatrization. This compound is a copolymer of a 2-methyl-2-[(1-oxo-2-propenyl)amino]-1-propanesulphonic acid salt and of propenoic acid 2-hydroxyethyl ester. It may be used alone or in combination with other active substances for inducing or accelerating cicatrization. This compound, alone or in combination with another active substance, may be administered directly on the wound and the surrounding area or the mucous membranes, by topical application. It may also be used ex vivo, in particular for generating cells for skin grafts.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2008Publication date: August 12, 2010Applicant: LABORATOIRES URGOInventor: Christelle Laurensou
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Publication number: 20100056971Abstract: The present invention provides a dressing-protector system of the type comprising: a dressing incorporating at least one fatty substance and having a first face intended to come into contact with skin or a wound and a second face opposite the first; and a protector that can be separated from said dressing. According to the invention, said protector is constituted by a single sheet that completely covers said second face and has flaps folded down over said first face in order to cover it substantially entirely. Application: treatment of skin and wounds.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2008Publication date: March 4, 2010Applicant: LABORATOIRES URGOInventor: Etienne Quinon
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Patent number: D601707Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2008Date of Patent: October 6, 2009Assignee: Laboratoires UrgoInventor: Michel Chouiller