Wound covering and method of preparation

摘要

A wound covering fabricated from amniotic, chorionic, or intact amniotic and chorionic membranes obtained from human birth tissue is provided. Methods of processing a membrane to form a wound covering are provided. Methods of treating a wound or surgical incision are also provided.

主权项

1. A resorbable wound covering comprising,
at least one chemically dehydrated, cross-linked amniotic membrane, made by a method wherein an amniotic membrane is recovered from a human and is immersed in an about 0.1% glutaraldehyde cross-linking solution for about 15 minutes to form a cross-linked amniotic membrane, wherein the cross-linked membrane is treated with a single alcohol composition for about 24 hours to about 384 hours to chemically dehydrate the cross-linked membrane followed by terminal sterilization to form the resorbable wound covering, and wherein the alcohol composition comprises from about 90% to about 99% ethanol.