Illuminated bandage and method for disinfecting a wound
AssigneeCorning Incorporated
InventorsEdward John Fewkes, Stephan Lvovich Logunov, Cynthia Jean Wilson
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Abstract
An illuminated bandage and method of disinfecting a wound. The illuminated bandage includes a power source, a light source coupled to the power source to generate light and a patch. The patch includes a supporting medium and at least one light diffusing element in the supporting medium and optically coupled to the light source. The light diffusing element outputs light to promote a photochemical reaction to disinfect a wound surface proximate thereto.
Claims20
An illuminated bandage for disinfecting a wound, the bandage comprising:
- a power source;
- a light source coupled to the power source to generate light;
- and
- a patch comprising a supporting medium and at least one light diffusing element disposed in the supporting medium and optically coupled to the light source, wherein the at least one light diffusing element outputs light to promote a photochemical reaction to disinfect a wound surface proximate thereto.
A method of disinfecting a wound, the method comprising:
- providing a patch comprising at least one light diffusing element disposed in a supporting medium;
- applying the patch to a wound surface;
- generating light having a wavelength for promoting photochemical reaction;
- and
- applying the light to the at least one light diffusing element to promote a photochemical reaction to disinfect the wound surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.