Quick application of vented total contact cast
OwnerAlessandro BARBERIOinventor
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Abstract
A vented total contact cast for a wound on a patient's leg features ventilation members in the form of adhering, compressible flexible and ventilating 3D fabric spacers with release liners which cover an adhesive configured for attaching to a stockinette to be received over the patient's leg. The ventilation members may be provided in sets of different shapes and different dimensions, for selective mounting to the stockinette based on the area of the leg to be aerated and the size of the leg.
Claims19
A system for a total contact cast to treat a wound on a patient's leg comprising:
- a wound dressing configured for application to the wound;
- a fluidically permeable stockinette configured to receive the patient's leg with the wound dressing on the wound;
- at least one ventilation member arranged for mounting to the stockinette, wherein said at least one ventilation member respectively comprises a body of three dimensional (3D) fabric spacer material forming therein a pathway for air flow from an ambient environment to the patient's leg;
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- cast material for forming an outermost encapsulating layer of the total contact cast;
- wherein the at least one ventilation member respectively comprises one or more adhesive areas on a common side of the ventilation member and removably covered for adhesively mounting to the stockinette.
A kit for forming a total contact cast to treat a wound on a patient's comprising:
- a wound dressing configured for application to the wound;
- a fluidically permeable stockinette configured to receive the patient's leg with the wound dressing on the wound;
- at least one aeration arranged for mounting to the stockinette, wherein said at least one ventilation member respectively comprises a body of three dimensional (3D) fabric spacer material forming therein a pathway for air flow from an ambient environment to the patient's leg;
- and cast material for forming an outermost encapsulating layer of the total contact cast;
- wherein the at least one ventilation member respectively comprises an attachment device supported on one side of the ventilation member and configured to mount to the stockinette;
- wherein the at least one ventilation member comprises at least one set of prefabricated ventilation members having a common shape and different dimensions for selective application to the patient's leg.
A method for forming a total contact cast to treat a wound on a patient's leg comprising:
- applying a wound dressing to the wound;
- after applying the wound dressing, covering the patient's leg with a stockinette;
- after covering the patient's leg with a stockinette, mounting one or more ventilation members respectively comprising three dimensional fabric spacer material to the stockinette;
- and after mounting one or more ventilation members, encapsulating in cast material;
- wherein mounting one or more ventilation members to the stockinette comprises bonding each of the ventilation members to the stockinette.
A method for forming a total contact cast to treat a wound on a patient's leg comprising:
- applying a wound dressing to the wound;
- after applying the wound dressing, covering the patient's leg with a stockinette;
- selecting, for each area of the patient's leg to be aerated, one of a plurality of ventilation members of a prefabricated set with a common shape arranged to conform to a prescribed portion of the patient's leg and different dimensions;
- after covering the patient's leg with a stockinette, mounting the selected ventilation member to the stockinette;
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- after mounting the selected ventilation member, encapsulating in cast material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.