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US 11,752,040 B2Granted
Wound care arrangement and covering unit therefor
AssigneeLohmann & Rauscher GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsPeter Grillitsch, Federico Danei, Erik Steinlechner, Sonja Kainz
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Abstract
The invention relates to a wound care arrangement comprising a covering unit that can be fixed on the skin surrounding a wound and that serves for producing a closed wound space comprising the wound, and a suction connection via which a vacuum can be produced in the wound space, wherein the covering unit is penneable to water vapor at least in sections.
Claims14
Wound care arrangement, comprising:
- a covering unit that comprises a film tube into which a human extremity is to be introduced to provide an enclosed wound space associated with a wound in the human extremity, wherein the covering unit is water-vapor permeable, at least in sections;
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- a suction connection coupled with the covering unit, to provide for a generation of a negative pressure in the wound space, wherein the suction connection includes:
- a contact area to provide contact between the wound space and the covering unit;
- an aspiration orifice disposed in the contact area, to provide suction within the wound space;
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- an aeration orifice disposed in the contact area to provide aeration of the wound space, wherein a diameter of the aeration orifice is greater than a diameter of the aspiration orifice.
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