Reduced-pressure, compression systems and apparatuses for use on a curved body part
AssigneeSolventum Intellectual Properties Company
InventorsRobert Peyton Wilkes, Justin Alexander Long, Richard Marvin Kazala, Jr.
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Abstract
A system for providing a force to a desired area on a curved body part of a person includes a dressing assembly shaped and configured to be placed on the desired area of the person, a releaseable circumferential member surrounding the curved body part that holds the dressing assembly against the desired area, a sealing subsystem for providing a fluid seal over the dressing assembly and the person's skin, and a reduced-pressure subsystem for providing a reduced pressure to the dressing assembly. When reduced pressure is supplied, the system generates the force against the desired area on the curved body part.
Claims21
A system for treating a curved body part on a patient, comprising:
- a dressing assembly shaped and configured to form a pocket to receive at least a portion of the curved body part, the dressing assembly including:
- an interior surface member having a first surface and a second, inward-facing surface, and
- a dressing bolster having a first surface and a second, inward-facing surface, wherein the second, inward-facing surface of the dressing bolster is disposed against the first surface of the interior surface member;
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- an over-drape configured to extend over the dressing assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.