1. A method for treating a patient having a skin wound, comprising locally administering a healing composition to the skin wound such that the healing of the skin wound is enhanced;
wherein the healing composition comprises:
from about 5 mg to about 40 mg lidocaine hydrochloride per gram of the healing composition;
from about 250 units to about 2000 units polymyxin B sulfate per gram of the healing composition; and
from about 10 units to about 100 units bacitracin zinc per gram of the healing composition.
2. The method of claim 1, further comprising covering the lidocaine hydrochloride and the polymyxin B sulfate in the skin wound with a dressing.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein the dressing comprises cotton, gauze, fiberglass or synthetic material.
4. The method of claim 2 wherein the dressing comprises a polymeric film.
5. A method for treating a patient having a skin wound, comprising:
applying a zinc oxide ointment around the exterior of the wound;
applying lidocaine and an antibiotic compound in a composition to a dressing;
applying the dressing to the wound; and
securing the dressing to the patient;
wherein the composition comprises:
from about 5 mg to about 40 mg lidocaine hydrochloride per gram of the composition;
from about 250 units to about 2000 units polymyxin B sulfate per gram of the composition; and
from about 10 units to about 100 units bacitracin zinc per gram of the composition.
6. The method of claim 5, further comprising placing a packing material containing lidocaine and an antibiotic compound directly in the wound.
7. The method of claim 5, wherein securing the dressing comprises placing a polymer film over the dressing and utilizing the zinc oxide ointment surrounding the exterior of the wound to secure the polymer film to the patient.
8. The method of claim 5, further comprising applying a saline solution to the dressing if the wound is dry.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A tie resin comprising a blend of at least one polyethylene based tie resin and at least one polypropylene based tie resin.
2. The tie resin according to claim 1, wherein the polyethylene based tie resin comprises at least a polyethylene modified by grafting with ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic anhydrides.
3. The tie resin according to claim 2, wherein the ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic anhydrides are selected from the group consisting of maleic anhydride, Nadic anhydride, Himic anhydride, tetrahydrophthalic anhydride, methyl nadic anhydride, methyl Himid anhydride, and combinations thereof.
4. The tie resin according to claim 1, wherein the polypropylene based tie resin comprises at least a polypropylene modified by grafting with ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic anhydrides.
5. The tie resin according to claim 4, wherein said ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic anhydrides are selected from the group consisting of maleic anhydride, Nadic anhydride, Himic anhydride, tetrahydrophthalic anhydride, methyl nadic anhydride, methyl Himid anhydride, and combinations thereof.
6. The tie resin according to claim 1, wherein the concentration of polyethylene based tie resin is between 10 to 90%.
7. The tie resin according to claim 1, wherein the concentration of polypropylene based tie resin is between 10 to 90%.
8. The tie resin according to claim 2, wherein the polyethylene based tie resin’s anhydride concentration is between 0 to 2% by weight and more preferable between 0.3 to 1.5% by weight.
9. The tie resin according to claim 4, wherein the polypropylene based tie resin’s anhydride concentration is within 0 to 2% by weight and more preferably between 0.3 to 1.5% by weight.
10. The tie resin according to claim 2, wherein the polyethylene compound of the tie resin has a melt flow index of between 0.4 to 10 g10 min and preferably between 2.0 and 6.0 g10 min.
11. The tie resin according to claim 4, wherein the polypropylene compound of the tie resin has a melt flow rate of between 2 to 470 g10 min, and preferably is between 2.0 to 32 g10 min.
12. The tie resin according to claim 2, wherein a density of the polyethylene compound is between 0.90 to 0.96 gcm3, and preferably is between 0.91 to 0.93 gcm3.
13. The tie resin as defined in claim 4, wherein the polypropylene compound has a density of between 0.88 and 0.90 gcm3.