초록

A medical bandage is disclosed comprising a reservoir containing a gelled fluid, rheological agent and a drug. A method of using the bandage for producing a beneficial effect is disclosed also.

대표청구항 ▼

A method for increasing the supply of oxygen to the heart of a warm-blooded animal, which method comprises: (a) administering a vasodilator to an animal having symptoms indicating interference with the supply of oxygen, said vasodilator being administered from a medical bandage positioned topically

A method for increasing the supply of oxygen to the heart of a warm-blooded animal, which method comprises: (a) administering a vasodilator to an animal having symptoms indicating interference with the supply of oxygen, said vasodilator being administered from a medical bandage positioned topically on the animal, the bandage comprising: (1) a backing member that is substantially impermeable to the passage of drug; (2) a reservoir comprising a gelled fluid, a rheological agent, and a vasodilator that dilates arteries and arterioles for increasing the flow of blood and concomitantly the supply of oxygen to the heart; and, (3) a rate controlling membrane in contact with the backing member to provide an area comprising the reservoir, which membrane comprises a composition that is permeable to the passage of the vasodilator and aids in governing its rate of release from the bandage; and, (b) increasing the supply of oxygen by administering a therapeutically effective amount of the vasodilator thereto to produce the beneficial result.