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Body armour made safer

1 October 2005
Protection offered by flexible body armour can be improved by as much as 30% by using p-phenylene-2,6-benzobisoaxole (PBO) fibre (Zylon) from Toyobo Co of Japan.However, according to a Canadian manufa
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Antimicrobial suture coating

1 October 2005
Surgical sutures with improved antimicrobial properties are disclosed in US Patent 6 878 757 by Tyco Healthcare subsidiary US Surgical.
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Feminine panty for light to moderate bladder weakness

1 October 2005
Kimberly-Clark has launched an absorbent underwear product for women experiencing light to moderate bladder weakness.
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Smith & Nephew and Beiersdorf prepare divestment of BSN Medical

1 October 2005
Smith & Nephew and Beiersdorf are preparing for the divestment of their 50/50 joint venture medical device company BSN Medical.Created in April 2001, the company is engaged in orthopaedics, phlebo
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Single-layer compression bandage

1 October 2005
The Healthcare and Medical Textiles Research Team from the Centre for Materials Research and Innovation at the UK's Bolton University have been awarded more than GBP150,000 to develop a new single-lay
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Non-slip fitted covers

1 October 2005
A slip-resistant cover for various articles that consists of a central, substantially non-stretchable sheet with a border of a cross-extensible strip around the perimeter is the subject of US Patent 6
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Hydrophilic fibrous structures unaffected by wetting or storage

1 October 2005
An improved fibrous structure for use in hygiene articles, such as diapers, sanitary napkins, incontinence products and wound dressings, has been developed by SCA Hygiene Products.
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Guidance for gaining quality management systems standards

1 October 2005
The medical devices sector is highly regulated with standards, rules and legislation.To help manufacturers negotiate these regulations, a new book by Dr Dennis Green, Medical Devices: ISO 13485 and IS
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Medtronic launchesValiantThoracic Stent Graft System in UK and Ireland

1 October 2005
US-based Medtronic has launched the Valiant Thoracic Stent Graft with Xcelerant Delivery System in the UK and Ireland.
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Carpet backings for improved constructions

1 October 2005
Carpet backings that result in good tuft binding and fuzz resistance, as well as being free from inorganic or latex materials, are described in US Patent 6 849 565.
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Chinese/Irish wound care partnership agreement

1 October 2005
Dublin, Ireland-based Alltracel Pharmaceuticals has announced a partnership agreement with the Yunnan Baiyao Group, China's largest consumer wound care company, for the development and co-marketing of
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Products for skin ulcers to exceed US$5 billion by 2009

1 October 2005
The global market for products to treat skin ulcers will grow at nearly 10% a year to surpass US$5 billion by 2009, according to a new report from Kalorama Information.
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Absorbent article with fluid-treatment agent

1 October 2005
Kimberly-Clark has developed a personal care absorbent article, such as a sanitary pad or napkin or wound dressing, which is said to improve the materials' ability to absorb various blood-containing b
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Backing material for bandages

1 October 2005
The use of hydrophobic polyurethane foam as a backing material for bandages is described in US Patent 6 884 919 by Johnson & Johnson.
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Support bandage

1 October 2005
A support bandage for a joint is disclosed in US Patent 6 875 188 by Pang-Ching Chiang of Taipei, Taiwan.
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Ghillie suit redesigned

1 October 2005
A US inventor claims to have designed a new kind of ghillie suit that is based on a net structure with elongated strips of camouflage material arranged to create a three-dimensional camouflage layer.
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Thick textile armatures

1 October 2005
The production of thick textile armatures made of superimposed layers of threads secured by a binding thread traversing the layers is the subject of US Patent 6 843 280.
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Ballet shoe redesigned

1 October 2005
A ballet shoe design that is pleatless and has a nonelastic upper, as well as a toe that is elastic or stretchy and a toe-piece with a small amount of bunched material on its underside is the subject
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Bandage for protection of skin surrounding an umbilical cord stump

1 October 2005
A bandage for protecting the skin of an infant's stomach surrounding an umbilical cord stump from the irritating effects of medicinal solutions is disclosed in US Patent 6 875 200.
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Imitation leather emulates nubuck

1 October 2005
Japan's Toray Industries claims to have developed a process for making imitation leather with a surface of little, oriented fibres that emulates the appearance of nubuck.
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