Method and system for wound care
AssigneeThermoTek, Inc.
InventorsTony Quisenberry, Todd Davis TABER
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Abstract
In one aspect, the present invention relates to a wound-care assembly The wound-care assembly includes a base layer. A film layer is operatively coupled to the base layer and a fluid conductor is in fluid communication with a wound and a vacuum source. The wound-care assembly further includes a fiber-optic patch comprising a plurality of fiber-optic strands. The fiber-optic strands are pressed into contact with an interior surface of the wound by the fluid conductor. The fiber-optic patch provides ultraviolet light to the wound and the relative vacuum is applied to the wound via the vacuum source and the fluid conductor.
Claims20
A wound-care assembly comprising:
- a fluid conductor in fluid communication with a wound and a vacuum source;
- a fiber-optic patch comprising a plurality of fiber-optic strands, the fiber-optic strands being pressed into contact with an interior surface of the wound by the fluid conductor;
- wherein the fiber-optic patch provides ultraviolet light to the wound;
- and
- wherein a relative vacuum is applied to the wound via the vacuum source and the fluid conductor.
A method of utilizing a wound-care assembly, the method comprising:
- applying a fiber-optic patch to a wound;
- pressing the fiber-optic patch into contact with an inner surface of the wound via a fluid conductor;
- applying ultraviolet light to the wound via the fiber-optic patch;
- and
- applying a relative vacuum to the wound via the fluid conductor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.