Pressure relief apparatus for wound
OwnerRenuka Pradhaninventor
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Abstract
A pressure relief apparatus is provided for a wound on a patient body. The pressure relief apparatus includes a pliable body including a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first surface contacts with the patient body. Further, the pliable body defines an aperture that is sized to surround the wound. The pliable body is made of a washable foam material. The pressure relief apparatus further includes at least one fastening member attached to the pliable body, wherein the at least one fastening member detachably secures the pliable body to a portion of the patient body.
Claims17
A pressure relief apparatus configured for use in relieving pressure on a wound on a patient, the pressure relief apparatus comprising:
- a first part having a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, and a first through aperture that is centrally disposed and extends through the first part between the first surface and second surface, wherein the first surface is rectangular having two long edges that are each parallel to a long axis of the first part and two short edges that are each parallel to a short axis of the first part;
- a second part having a third surface, a fourth surface opposite the third surface, and a second through aperture that is centrally disposed and extends through the second part between the third surface and the fourth surface, wherein the second surface of the first part is coupled to the third surface of the second part wherein the first through aperture and second through aperture are arranged to form a single centrally disposed through aperture that extends from the first surface of the first part to the fourth surface of the second part;
- a first fastener continuously disposed along an entirety of a first long edge of the first part between the second surface of the first part and the third surface of the second part, the first fastener having a long axis that is parallel to the long axis of the first part, wherein the first fastener is configured to detachably secure the pressure relief apparatus around the wound;
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- a second fastener continuously disposed along an entirety of a second long edge of the first part between the second surface of the first part and the third surface of the second part, the second fastener having a long axis that is parallel to the long axis of the first part, wherein the second fastener is configured to detachably secure the pressure relief apparatus around the wound, and
- wherein either the first surface or the fourth surface is configured to alternatively contact the patient during use of the pressure relief apparatus
- wherein the first and second parts form a pliable body configured to be detachably securable to the patient by the first and second fasteners.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.