Wound treatment device
OwnerJohn M Gvodas, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
The current invention discloses a wound treatment device having a wound covering member, an applicator unit, and two lumens. The wound covering member may cover a wound. Sealing mechanism of the wound covering member may be used to form a sealed wound enclosure over and around the wound. The two lumens, including a negative pressure lumen and an oxygen lumen, connect the wound enclosure to the applicator unit. The applicator may be used to apply alternating and cycling negative pressure and oxygen to the wound enclosure, facilitating the wound healing process. The levels and durations of negative pressure, as well as the purity, amount, and durations of oxygen, may be adjusted by the applicator unit.
Claims7
A wound treatment device, comprising:
- a wound covering member having an inner surface and an outer surface with a first aperture and a second aperture disposed in a central portion of the wound covering member,
- wherein the wound covering member is configured to cover a wound and the inner surface is configured to face the wound,
- there is a sealing mechanism on the inner surface of the wound covering member, and the sealing mechanism is configured to encircle the wound, forming an uninterrupted seal with a periphery of the wound, thereby defining a sealed wound enclosure;
- a negative pressure lumen directly attached to the outer surface of the wound covering member at the first aperture,
- wherein the negative pressure lumen has a valve disposed at the first aperture;
- a negative pressure pump connected to the negative pressure lumen, the pump being capable of applying intermittent negative pressure to the wound enclosure;
- an oxygen lumen directly attached to the outer surface of the wound covering member at the second aperture;
- an oxygen delivery device connected to the oxygen lumen, the oxygen delivery device being capable of delivering intermittent oxygen to the wound enclosure;
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- an oxygen adjuster being capable of adjusting the purity and amount of oxygen;
- wherein the negative pressure lumen and the oxygen lumen wholly reside at or above the inner surface of the sealed wound enclosure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.