Hemostatic bandage for mucosal membranes, kit containing the same, and method of using the same

Abstract

A kit that includes a bandage adapted for mucosal membrane hemostasis, and instructions using the bandage is disclosed. The bandage can include a liquid permeable pouch, and at least one sheet of absorbent material within the liquid permeable pouch. The instructions can include rolling and/or folding the bandage, placing the rolled and/or folded bandage proximate the site of the bleeding, and applying pressure to the bandage. Methods of utilizing the bandage and the kit are also disclosed.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A kit comprising:
 a bandage adapted for mucosal membrane hemostasis, and   instructions for applying the bandage to bleeding tissue, wherein tie bandage comprises:
 a liquid permeable pouch, and 
 an absorbent material contained within the liquid permeable pouch. 
   
     
     
         2 . The kit according to  claim 1 , wherein the liquid permeable pouch comprises a sheet of material comprising a thermoplastic, wherein said liquid permeable pouch is thermally bonded. 
     
     
         3 . The kit according to  claim 2 , wherein each perimeter edge of said liquid permeable pouch is either folded or thermally bonded. 
     
     
         4 . The kit according to  claim 1 , wherein said liquid permeable pouch comprises a woven material. 
     
     
         5 . The kit according to  claim 4 , wherein said liquid permeable pouch comprises a mesh. 
     
     
         6 . The kit according to  claim 1 , wherein said absorbent material comprises a cellulosic material. 
     
     
         7 . The kit according to  claim 1 , wherein said absorbent material comprises a stabilized sheet comprising cellulosic material. 
     
     
         8 . The kit according to  claim 7 , wherein said stabilized sheet is rolled or folded. 
     
     
         9 . The kit according to  claim 7 , wherein said stabilized sheet comprises a plurality of stabilized sheets of cellulosic material. 
     
     
         10 . The kit according to  claim 1 , wherein said bandage maintains a rolled configuration. 
     
     
         11 . The kit according to  claim 1 , wherein said absorbent material is a sheet and said instructions comprise:
 rolling and/or folding the bandage, and   placing the bandage proximate the site of the bleeding.   
     
     
         12 . The kit according to  claim 11 , wherein said instructions further comprise applying pressure to the bandage. 
     
     
         13 . The kit according to  claim 1 , further comprising a string extending from said liquid permeable pouch, said string adapted for retrieving said liquid permeable pouch from said mucosal membrane. 
     
     
         14 . The kit according to  claim 1 , wherein the absorbent material comprises a cellulose-based material, a coagulating material, or both. 
     
     
         15 . The kit according to  claim 1 , wherein the bandage is contained within a sterile pouch, and the instructions include removing the bandage from the sterile pouch before applying the bandage to the bleeding tissue. 
     
     
         16 . A kit comprising;
 a bandage adapted for mucosal membrane hemostasis, wherein the bandage comprises:
 a liquid permeable pouch, and 
 at least one sheet of absorbent material contained within the liquid permeable pouch; and 
   instructions using the bandage, said instructions comprising:
 rolling and/or folding the bandage, 
 placing the rolled and/or folded bandage proximate the site of the bleeding, and 
 applying pressure to the bandage. 
   
     
     
         17 . The kit according to  claim 16 , wherein the instructions include placing a width of the rolled and/or folded bandage over the site of the bleeding. 
     
     
         18 . The kit according to  claim 18 , wherein the instructions include placing an end of the rolled and/or folded bandage over the site of the bleeding. 
     
     
         19 . A method of hemostasia in a mucosal membrane, comprising:
 providing a bandage comprising:
 a liquid permeable pouch, and 
 at least one sheet of absorbent material contained within the liquid permeable pouch; 
   placing the bandage proximate the site of the bleeding; and   applying pressure to the bandage.   
     
     
         20 . The method according to  claim 19 , wherein the site of the bleeding is the mouth or the nasal cavity.