Vacuum Wound Device
OwnerSteven Burdickinventor
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Abstract
A system and method for a vacuum wound device. The system includes a wound vacuum device. The vacuum device includes a compressible sponge, vacuum tubing, and a delivery tube sized to house the wound vacuum device. The wound vacuum device is connected to a vacuum pump which creates and delivers the vacuum.
Claims16
A wound vacuum device comprising:
- a compressible sponge;
- vacuum tubing comprising a first end and a second end, wherein said first end is coupled to said sponge via a tube coupling device;
- wherein said first end of said vacuum tubing is fully encompassed by said sponge;
- a delivery tube, wherein the delivery tube is sized so as to house the wound vacuum device and wherein said compressible sponge is configured to be placed inside a human body to heal internal wounds;
- a net, wherein said net fully encompasses said sponge, and wherein said net further comprises an attaching mechanism.
The wound vacuum device of claim 5 wherein said supplemental tube is located within said vacuum tubing.
A system for use in wound vacuum therapy, said system comprising:
- a wound vacuum device comprising:
- a compressible sponge;
- vacuum tubing comprising a first end and a second end, wherein said first end is coupled to said sponge via a tube coupling device;
- wherein said first end of said vacuum tubing is fully encompassed by said sponge;
- wherein said wound vacuum device further comprises a net which fully encompasses said sponge;
- a delivery tube, wherein the delivery tube is sized so as to house the wound vacuum device and wherein said compressible sponge is configured to be placed inside a human body to heal internal wounds.
The system of claim 10 further comprising a guide wire and an anchoring device.
The system of claim 11 further comprising an attaching mechanism which couples the wound vacuum device to the guide wire.
The system of claim 15 wherein said supplemental tube houses a sensing device.
The system of claim 15 wherein a fluid is pumped toward said wound vacuum device through said supplemental tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.