Wound Bolster Dressing and Method of Use

A wound bolster kit comprising:

• a wound bolster, wherein the wound bolster comprises:
• an inner non-adherent face;
• a compressible and expandable body;
• and
• an outer elastic face;
• wherein:
• the inner non-adherent face is configured for contact with a wound on a subject;
• and
• the outer elastic face is configured, upon securing of the wound bolster to a periphery of the wound on the subject, to generate a compressive force within the compressible and expandable body in response to an applied deformation that is then transmitted as a normal compressive force to the subject;
• a templating device configured to define a circumference of an outer edge of the wound bolster;
• and
• a coaptation device configured to affix the outer edge to the periphery of the wound.

A method of affixing a wound bolster to a subject, the method comprising:

• recording a circumference associated with an outer region of a wound area on a subject;
• altering a size of the wound bolster based on the recorded circumference to form an altered wound bolster;
• positioning the altered wound bolster on the wound area;
• and
• affixing an outer edge of the altered wound bolster to the periphery of the wound area on the subject;
• wherein the wound bolster comprises:
• an inner non-adherent face configured for contact with the wound area;
• a compressible and expandable body;
• and
• an outer elastic face configured to generate a compressive force within the compressible and expandable body in response to an induced tension;
• and
• wherein affixing the wound bolster induces tension within the elastic outer face that causes the wound bolster to exert the compressive force on the wound area.