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Issue: February 2005, page: 3
Dressing for nasal passage injuries
A wound dressing for treating injuries to nasal passages has been developed by Ferris Pharmaceuticals. Described in US Patent 6 768 040, the dressing consists of a flexible, porous polyurethane-based foam comprising a liquid-absorbing component in a cylindrical, conical or frustro-conical shape for insertion into a nasal cavity.
