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US 11,607,344 B2Granted
Customizable wound closure device and method of use
AssigneeSmith & Nephew, Inc.
InventorsNeill John Rawson, Iain Webster
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Abstract
A negative pressure wound closure system and methods for using such a system are described. Preferred embodiments of the invention facilitate closure of the wound by preferentially contracting to provide for movement of the tissue. Some embodiments may include wound closure devices built from smaller units that are modular, assemble-able and/or customizable.
Claims18
A wound closure device comprising:
- a plurality of building blocks and/or building units configured to be adhered to or attached to each other to form an assembled structure for insertion into or placement over a wound, the assembled structure configured to collapse significantly more in a first plane than in a second plane upon application of negative pressure;
- wherein each building block and/or building unit comprises a cell defined by two or more walls, the cell comprising an attachment element positioned on a wall of the cell, the cell reversibly securable to the assembled structure such that the cell is configured to be removed from the assembled structure and re-secured to the assembled structure by the attachment element;
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- wherein the cell comprises a top end and a bottom end with an opening extending through the top and bottom ends, the opening spanning a width of the cell from a wall to an opposing wall.
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A method of treating a wound, comprising:
- adhering a plurality of building blocks and/or building units to one another to provide a stabilizing structure;
- inserting the stabilizing structure into the wound;
- wherein the plurality of building blocks and/or building units comprise one or more cells defined by two or more walls, each cell reversibly securable to the stabilizing structure such that the cell is configured to be removed from the stabilizing structure and re-secured to the stabilizing structure, individual cells comprising a top end and a bottom end with an opening extending through the top and bottom ends, the opening spanning a width of the individual cell from one wall to an opposing wall;
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- wherein the plurality of building blocks and/or building units are configured to be adhered to one another to provide the stabilizing structure, the stabilizing structure configured to collapse significantly more in a first plane than in a second plane upon application of negative pressure.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.