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US 2010/0160853 A1Published application
Method for dressing a wound
AssigneeAbigo Medical AB
InventorsJan G. Smith, Peter Robertsson
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Abstract
A method for dressing a wound is provided including providing a wound dressing pad of hydrophobic fabric that is treated to bind microorganisms; placing the hydrophobic fabric so that it faces the wound; and applying negative pressure therapy to the wound dressing so that microorganisms in the wound surface adhere to the dressing through hydrophobic interaction. The negative pressure therapy may be alternated with hyperbaric oxygen treatments of the wound dressing.
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A method for dressing a wound, comprising:
- a) providing a wound dressing pad of hydrophobic fabric that is treated to bind microorganisms;
- b) placing the hydrophobic fabric so that it faces the wound;
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- c) applying negative pressure therapy to the wound dressing,
- wherein microorganisms in the wound surface adhere to the dressing through hydrophobic interaction.
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