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US 12,274,666 B2Granted
Wound and infection care bath systems and devices
OwnerS. D. Filip To, Jeffrey Clarkinventors
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Abstract
Systems, devices, and methods for treating wounds and infections by immersion therapy are provided along with methods for the use thereof. The systems and devices may include a basin and a heater-blower apparatus. The systems and devices aerate, agitate, and slow the cooling of a liquid in the basin to aid the blood-flow, debridement, and medication of a wound or infection.
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A device for treating wounds and skin infections and for promoting hygiene, comprising:
- a heater-blower apparatus having a housing comprising an impeller-assembly and a heating-element, wherein the impeller-assembly comprises an intake pipe and an output pipe coupled thereto and is configured to move air into the intake pipe, across the heating-element, and out of the output pipe, wherein the heating-element is configured to heat air that moves across the heating-element;
- a basin having a floor, a sidewall, a bottom surface, and an air-channel configured to receive the output pipe;
- a stopper proximate the output pipe and configured to substantially stop liquid from moving out of the basin and into the heater-blower apparatus when the heater-blower apparatus is off, wherein the stopper is a rubber sphere configured to move up under the force of air-pressure when the heater-blower apparatus is on and to move down under the force of gravity when the heater-blower apparatus is off;
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- at least one nozzle-strip having one or more nozzle-holes and configured to attach to the floor of the basin and to substantially cover the air-channel.
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A device for treating wounds and skin infections and for promoting hygiene, comprising:
- a heater-blower apparatus for heating air and for moving air, wherein the heater-blower apparatus has a heater-blower housing comprising a heating-element and an impeller-assembly, the impeller-assembly having an intake pipe and an output pipe coupled thereto, wherein the impeller-assembly is configured to move air into the intake pipe, across the heating-element, and out of the output pipe, wherein the heating-element is configured to heat air that moves across the heating-element;
- a switch coupled to the heater-blower apparatus and configured to turn the heater-blower apparatus on and off;
- a basin for holding a liquid, the basin comprising a floor, a sidewall, a bottom surface, and at least one air-channel, wherein the air-channel is a recess in the floor and has an output-pipe hole coupled to the output pipe;
- a stopper proximate the output pipe and configured to substantially stop liquid from moving out of the basin and into the heater-blower apparatus when the heater-blower apparatus is off, wherein the stopper is a rubber sphere configured to move up under the force of air-pressure when the heater-blower apparatus is on and to move down under the force of gravity when the heater-blower apparatus is off;
- at least one nozzle-strip having one or more nozzle-holes and that is coupled to the floor of the basin and substantially covers the at least one air-channel;
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- a bottom-cover having an intake-pipe hole, wherein the bottom-cover is coupled to the basin and substantially contains the heater-blower apparatus, and wherein the intake-pipe hole is coupled to the intake pipe.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.