A US-granted patent, such as the wound-healing patent, adds great value to Medizone fund of intellectual properties.
The beauty of ozone in wound healing is especially relevant is cases where infection is present. Infection is by far the principal reason why wounds fester and fail to heal. All manner of bacteria and fungi colonize wounds, belonging to many different families and species. In one study, for example, 20 different bacterial and fungal species were found to grow on infected diabetic skin ulcers, and while topical and systemic antibiotics can only address a few of them (and can have side effects), ozone inactivates them all!
Wound healing failures also consistently implicate toxins. Bacteria and fungi create toxins to counter healthy tissues’ attempts to heal, much like mustard gas was used in wars. Antibiotics do not directly neutralize toxins, ozone on the other hand, directly destroys them via oxidation.
With some 100,000 lower leg amputations due to diabetic skin and tissue infections in the US per year, Medizone wound healing technology could fill a great human need.
