Dressing for stumps following amputation
AssigneeSystagenix Wound Management, Limited
InventorsSaul Di Palo, Kyle Turton, Joy Thistlethwaite, Daniel Parker, Clinton Hill
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Abstract
An amputation dressing includes a wound contact layer that includes a central panel and three or more petals extending radially from the central panel. The wound contact layer also includes a tube of elastic material twisted to form a point. The point is located substantially centrally along a length of the tube. The tube of elastic material is coupled to the central panel proximate the point. The tube is rolled from a first end of the tube to the point to form a first roll and from a second end of the tube to the point to form a second roll.
Claims20
An amputation dressing, comprising:
- a wound contact layer comprising:
- a central panel;
- and
- three or more petals extending radially from the central panel, each of the three or more petals including an edge, wherein the edge of each of the three or more petals is configured to be aligned with the edge of an adjacent petal of the three or more petals along at least a portion of a stump;
- a tube comprising an elastic material twisted to form a point, the point located along a length of the tube, the tube coupled to the central panel proximate to the point;
- wherein the tube is rolled from a first end of the tube to the point to form a first roll and from a second end of the tube to the point to form a second roll.
A method of treating an amputation stump, comprising:
- positioning a wound contact layer abutting an amputation wound on the amputation stump by:
- aligning a central panel of the wound contact layer with a distal end of the amputation stump;
- positioning three or more petals of the wound contact layer along the amputation stump, the three or more petals extending from the central panel, each of the three or more petals including an edge, wherein the edge of each of the three or more petals is aligned with the edge of an adjacent petal of the three or more petals along at least a portion of the amputation stump;
- and
- unrolling a first portion of a tube comprising an elastic material over the wound contact layer and the amputation stump;
- and
- unrolling a second portion of the tube over a first layer of the first portion of the tube, the wound contact layer, and the amputation stump.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.