Skin straining devices and methods
AssigneeNeodyne Biosciences, Inc.
InventorsPaul Yock, Reinhold H. Dauskardt, Jasper Jackson, John A. Zepeda, William R. Beasley
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Abstract
A skin frame or other skin straining device strains skin on each side of a wound where a wound has been closed to off load stresses at the wound site. A dressing may be applied to the strained skin. The dressing may be integral with one or more elements of the skin straining device.
Claims19
A method of ameliorating scar formation in a treatment area wherein the treatment area comprises a previously closed wound of a skin of a subject, the method comprising:
- attaching a first skin attachment structure of a skin straining element adjacent a first longitudinal edge of a previously closed wound in the treatment area;
- attaching a second skin attachment structure of the skin straining element adjacent a second longitudinal edge of the previously closed wound in the treatment area, wherein the first longitudinal edge is opposing the second longitudinal edge;
- applying a tensile stress to opposite sides of the first and second longitudinal edges of the wound and causing a predetermined tensile force to the skin in the treatment area;
- coupling a strain holding element, comprising a dressing, to the skin treatment area and maintaining at least a portion of the force with the strain holding element by coupling an elastic element to the skin to hold a portion of the predetermined tensile force applied to the treatment area;
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- releasing the strain holding element and maintaining a resulting strain with the dressing for a treatment period.
A method of ameliorating scar formation in a treatment area wherein the treatment area comprises a previously closed wound of a skin of a subject, the method comprising:
- attaching a first skin attachment structure of a skin straining element adjacent a first longitudinal edge of a previously closed wound in the treatment area;
- attaching a second skin attachment structure of the skin straining element adjacent a second longitudinal edge of the previously closed wound in the treatment area, wherein the first longitudinal edge is opposing the second longitudinal edge;
- applying a tensile stress to opposite sides of the first and second longitudinal edges of the wound by applying a separating force to the first and second longitudinal edges of the wound and causing a predetermined tensile force to the skin in the treatment area;
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- coupling a strain holding element to the skin treatment area and maintaining at least a portion of the force with the strain holding element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.