Snap band dressing devices and methods of use
OwnerAndrew Falco, Shyaun Rafiiinventors
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Abstract
Snap band dressing devices and methods are disclosed. The snap band dressing device serves to protect a point of entry from bacteria and other elements found outside the body. For example, the snap band in dressing devices may include a snap band having an elongated open shape and a coiled closed shape, and a layer integral with or coupled to the snap band and configured to elute a fluid to a wound site when the snap band is positioned around the circumferential wound site in the coiled closed shape. Methods are also provided including snapping a snap band in a coiled closed shape about a circumferential wound site and eluting an antimicrobial substance to a wound site when the snap band is positioned around the circumferential wound site in the coiled closed shape.
Claims10
A device, comprising:
- a snap band having an antimicrobial material, wherein the snap band is configured to transition between an elongated open shape and a coiled closed shape, and wherein the snap band is configured to transition from the elongated open shape to the coiled closed shape to wrap around an object extending from a wound site of a patient;
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- a cell region disposed within an interior of the antimicrobial material, the cell region having an antimicrobial substance and a valve, wherein the valve is configured to release the antimicrobial substance into the antimicrobial material based on a force being applied to the valve, and wherein antimicrobial material including the antimicrobial substance is configured to elute the antimicrobial substance to a the wound site when the snap band is in the coiled closed shape around the object.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.