PADS, METHODS OF MAKING, AND METHODS OF USE FOR WOUND DRESSING, SURGICAL REINFORCEMENT AND HEMOSTASIS PROMOTION

摘要

A method of preparing a pad to be applied to bleeding tissue comprising dissolving a resorbable reinforcing polymer in a solvent to form a solution. The solution is permitted to solidify into a desired configuration having an upper surface to form a reinforcing sheet (24). A sheet (22) of resorbable base layer material is then secured to the upper surface of the product and then allowed to dry. The base layer comprises e.g. collagen. The reinforcing means comprises material to render the pad resistant to tearing when wet.