Abstract: The present disclosure relates to novel dressings containing polysulfated oligosaccharides having sustained release of the active ingredients. It also relates to a method for the preparation thereof, this method including a treatment step with ethylene oxide. It further relates to the uses thereof for wound care and the treatment and/or prevention of scars and stretch marks.

Abstract: The subject matter of the present invention is a photopolymerizable liquid composition comprising at least one epoxidized polybutadiene prepolymer, at least one cationic photoinitiator, and at least one thioxanthone-derived photosensitizer, which can, for example, be in the form of a liquid dressing. The subject matter of the invention is also a process for obtaining a polymerized film from said photopolymerizable liquid composition, characterized in that said composition is applied to tissues such as the skin, the skin appendages or the mucous membranes so as to form a uniform liquid film, and the film thus obtained is subjected to ultraviolet radiation, preferably ultraviolet-visible radiation having a wavelength of between 380 and 405 nm, preferably between 385 and 395 nm.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an item (10) having liquid (L) storage and/or discharge properties, in particular a bandage, comprising: —a liquid-permeable proximal structure (20), consisting of a material capable of inflating in the presence of liquid (L), —a distal structure (30) capable of draining a liquid (L), —a hydrophobic and non-absorbent spacer structure (40) extending between the distal (30) and proximal (20) structures, and being capable of locally limiting, when said material is not inflated, the exchange of liquid between the distal and proximal structures by maintaining a gap between said structures, and of authorizing a local expansion of the proximal structure in at least one zone (P) where said material is inflated in response to coming into contact with a liquid, said expansion causing the proximal and distal structure to move together locally and the transfer of said liquid from the zone of the proximal structure (20) having undergone expansion to the distal structure (30).

Abstract: A negative pressure wound treatment assembly comprising: a covering layer, a vacuum system comprising: a chamber having a tightly closed space with a reduced pressure, said chamber comprising an end closed by a perforable cap, a connecting device adapted to be attached to the covering layer and to the chamber to form a communication passage between the covering layer and the space of the chamber, the connecting device having at least one needle portion adapted to perforate the cap of the chamber, the connecting device comprising at least one valve member, wherein the valve member comprises a cover mounted on the needle portion, said cover covering a tipped end of the needle portion in a closing position and being adapted to be resiliently deformed to an opening position.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel system for applying dressings, said dressings comprising a thin film (1) coated on one face with a pressure-sensitive adhesive (2) and said application system being constituted by a detachable combination of another thin film (4) and a frame (5), thus avoiding problems with degradations to the adhesive bond between the skin and the dressing.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel solid emulsions, characterised in that they comprise a thermoplastic elastomer of poly(styrene-olefin-styrene) block copolymer type, an aqueous phase, an oily phase and an amphiphilic copolymer. The invention also relates to the use of these novel solid emulsions notably for the preparation of products for medical, dermatological or cosmetological purposes which come into contact with a wound, skin or mucous membranes.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel hydrophilic adhesive compositions, characterised in that they comprise a thermoplastic elastomer of poly(styrene-olefin-styrene) block copolymer type, a tackifying product, a liquid plasticizer, water and un amphiphilic copolymer. The invention also relates to the use of these novel hydrophilic adhesive compositions as adhesives for fixing any type of product, and notably products for medical, dermatological or cosmetological purposes, which come into contact with a wound, the skin or the mucous membranes.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel hydrophilic adhesive compositions, characterised in that they comprise a thermoplastic elastomer of poly(styrene-olefin-styrene) block copolymer type, a tackifying product, a liquid plasticizer, water and un amphiphilic copolymer. The invention also relates to the use of these novel hydrophilic adhesive compositions as adhesives for fixing any type of product, and notably products for medical, dermatological or cosmetological purposes, which come into contact with a wound, the skin or the mucous membranes.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel solid emulsions, characterised in that they comprise a thermoplastic elastomer of poly(styrene-olefin-styrene) block copolymer type, an aqueous phase, an oily phase and an amphiphilic copolymer. The invention also relates to the use of these novel solid emulsions notably for the preparation of products for medical, dermatological or cosmetological purposes which come into contact with a wound, skin or mucous membranes.