Cryotherapy dressing system
OwnerTodd R. Wurthinventor
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Abstract
A dressing system for cooling skin or a wound site on a subject comprises a dressing having a reservoir for holding a liquid. The dressing may be configured for placement proximate to a postoperative surgical wound site of the subject or on the facial area of the subject. The dressing system includes a cooling chamber external to the dressing configured to cool the liquid. The dressing system includes a pump configured to circulate the liquid between the cooling chamber and the reservoir. The dressing system may include a suction element for applying suction at, or proximate to, the dressing for removing sweat or wound drainage.
Claims22
A dressing system, comprising:
- a dressing including a reservoir;
- a cooling chamber external to the dressing, and
- a pump configured to circulate a cooled liquid between the cooling chamber and the reservoir of the dressing.
A method of promoting healing in a subject, the method comprising:
- circulating chilled liquid from a cooling chamber to a reservoir of a dressing, the dressing positioned at, or proximate to, skin of the subject,
- wherein the cooling chamber is positioned external to the dressing.
A method of cooling a skin site of a subject, the method comprising:
- circulating chilled liquid from a cooling chamber to a reservoir of a dressing, the dressing positioned at, or proximate to, skin of the subject,
- wherein the cooling chamber is external to the dressing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.