Wound packing for preventing wound closure
OwnerRobert Petrosenko, Kevin Wilkinsoninventors
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Abstract
A wound insert or wound packing for preventing wound closure is provided. Such packing may be used alone or in regular bandages or in vacuum bandages or in irrigation bandages. Some illustrative wound inserts are configured for placement within an undermined portion or a tunneled portion of a wound.
Claims27
A vacuum bandage system for use with a wound having a wound surface, the vacuum bandage system comprising:
- a wound dressing member having a plurality of holes and a port in communication with the holes and configured to be coupled to a vacuum source, and
- a wound insert configured for placement within the wound between the wound surface and the wound dressing member, the insert being made of a material which is not porous or foam-like.
A wound insert for use with a vacuum bandage having a suction tube coupled to a vacuum source and a wound dressing member coupled to a wound and including a tube port receiving the suction tube, the insert comprising:
- a thin, flexible member including a plurality of discrete passageways in communication with the vacuum bandage, the thin, flexible member being spaced from the suction tube.
A wound insert for use with a vacuum bandage including a wound dressing member coupled to a wound, a port of the wound dressing member, and a tube coupled to the port and to a vacuum source, the wound insert being positioned between the vacuum bandage and a wound surface of the wound, the wound insert comprising:
- a body made of a generally non-porous, flexible material.
A method of treating a wound having a tunneled portion, comprising:
- placing a wound insert within the tunneled portion of the wound, the wound insert being made of a material which is not porous or foam-like,
- placing a wound dressing member over the wound insert so that the wound insert is positioned between a wound surface of the wound and the wound dressing member,
- coupling the wound dressing member to a vacuum source,
- placing a sealing film over the wound dressing member for attachment to healthy skin surrounding the wound, and
- creating a negative pressure between the sealing film and a surface of the wound.
A vacuum bandage system for use with a wound having a wound surface, the system comprising:
- a vacuum bandage configured to be coupled to the wound and including a port configured to be coupled to a vacuum source and holes in communication with the port, and
- means for preventing an ulcerated portion of the wound from forming a bridge to another ulcerated portion of the wound.
A wound insert for inhibiting unwanted wound closure, the wound insert comprising a thin, flexible member made of medical grade silicone and including a plurality of discrete passageways.
A wound insert for inhibiting unwanted wound closure, the wound insert comprising a plurality of rods that are made of a generally non-porous, flexible material and that are held together by webs that are tearable to permit the rods to be separated from each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.