Vacuum bandage packing
AssigneeKCI Medical Resources
InventorsJeffrey S. Lockwood, Robert Petrosenko
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Abstract
A vacuum bandage is provided for use with a wound having a wound surface. The bandage is connectable to a vacuum source and includes a wound dressing member having a wound contacting surface, a top surface, and a port configured for communication with the vacuum source. The wound dressing member further includes holes in the wound contacting surface configured for communication with the wound surface of the wound and a passageway between the port and each hole. The vacuum bandage further includes a pack adjacent to the top surface of the member. The pack may include an aperture positioned about the port.
Claims30
A vacuum bandage connectable to a source of fluid and provided for use with a wound having a wound surface, the bandage comprising:
- a wound dressing member having a wound contacting surface, a top surface, a port configured for fluid communication with the source of fluid, holes in the wound contacting surface configured for communication with the wound surface and in fluid communication with the port, and
- a pack configured to be disposed adjacent the top surface of the wound dressing member and having an aperture positioned about the port.
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A vacuum bandage connectable to a source of fluid and provided for use with a wound having a wound surface, the vacuum bandage comprising:
- a wound contacting layer having a wound contacting surface configured to engage the wound surface, a top surface, and holes in the wound contacting surface configured for communication with the wound surface;
- a port configured to be coupled to the wound contacting layer;
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- a pack including an aperture, wherein the pack is configured to be disposed above the wound contacting layer such that the pack is positioned in fluid communication with the port;
- wherein the wound contacting layer includes an anti-microbial.
A vacuum bandage connectable to a source of fluid and provided for use with a wound having a wound surface, the vacuum bandage comprising:
- a wound contacting layer having a wound contacting surface configured to engage the wound surface, a top surface, and holes in the wound contacting surface configured for communication with the wound surface;
- a port configured to be coupled to the wound contacting layer;
- a tube having a first end configured to be coupled to the port and a second end configured to be coupled to the source of fluid;
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- a pack including an aperture, wherein the pack is disposed above the wound contacting layer such that the pack is positioned in fluid communication with the port
The bandage of claim 26, further comprising a sealing film covering the tube, the foam pack, and the wound contacting layer and configured to form a seal over the wound.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.