System for absorbing sweat from within a skinfold of a patient
AssigneeStetrix, Inc.
InventorsDavid D. Blurton, Mark Buchanan
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Abstract
A tissue retraction system that allows aeration in a skinfold of a patient needing medical attention may include a flexible frame having a defined body shape comprising an internal facing surface configured to face a crease in the skinfold, an external facing surface opposite the internal facing surface configured to face outwardly and away from the patient, a first tissue facing surface, and a second tissue facing surface opposing the first tissue facing surface. Each of the first and the second tissue facing surfaces may be configured to engage against opposing sides of the skinfold.
Claims27
A system for absorbing sweat from within a skinfold of a patient, comprising:
- an elongate frame having an exterior surface and a central hollow core extending therethrough, a non-secured slit extending through said exterior surface and into and communicating with said central hollow core, said slit extending at least for an axial length along said elongate frame, said slit being accessible and configured for receipt of an edge of a sheet of sweat absorbent material disposed within the skinfold of said patient and for maintaining said elongate frame and said sheet in place.
A system for absorbing sweat from within a skinfold of a patient, comprising:
- an elongate frame having an exterior surface and a central hollow core extending therethrough, a slit extending through said exterior surface and into and communicating with said central hollow core, said slit extending at least for an axial length along said elongate frame;
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- a sheet of absorbent material attached to said frame, a portion of said sheet being sized and configured for receipt within said skinfold of said patient, said sheet of absorbent material including an edge, said edge extending through said slit and into said central hollow core, thereby attaching said sheet and said elongate frame.
A system for absorbing sweat from within a skinfold of a patient, comprising:
- a flexible frame having an exterior surface and a cavity extending therethrough, at least one aperture extending through said exterior surface and into and communicating with said cavity;
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- sweat absorbent material on said exterior surface of said flexible frame in communication with said at least one aperture, a portion of said sweat absorbent material being sized and configured to fit within and separate tissue of a skinfold of a pannus of said patient and to wick sweat or otherwise absorb sweat from the skinfold.
A system for absorbing sweat from within a skinfold of a patient, comprising:
- a rigid frame having a cavity and an attachment feature for attaching an absorbent material, said attachment feature communicating with said cavity;
- sweat absorbent material attached to said frame by said attachment feature and in communication with said cavity, said sweat absorbent material being sized and configured for receipt within said skinfold;
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- a conduit attached to said rigid frame and attachable to a vacuum source, said conduit being in fluid communication with said cavity through which sweat from said skinfold may pass.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.