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US 2025/0177213 A1Published application
Medical pad
OwnerCrystal Hosey, Tyree Blakeinventors
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Abstract
Implementations of a medical pad comprise a perimeter side, a first surface, a second surface, and a plurality of openings. In some implementations, a method of using the medical pad comprises positioning the medical pad on an area susceptible to the development of a bedsore or similar wound, such as a bony prominence or pressure point, to prevent the development of a bedsore or similar wound, and another method comprises positioning the medical pad on a bedsore or similar wound to help the treatment and healing of the bedsore or similar wound.
Claims20
An article of manufacture comprising:
- a piece of material having a perimeter side, a first surface, a second surface, and one or more openings, the piece of material forming a medical pad configured to allow the treatment and healing of bedsores and to prevent the development of bedsores wherein:
- the piece of material is sized and shaped to position on a bedsore or an area susceptible to the development of a bedsore;
- the perimeter side defines the perimeter of the piece of material extending between the first and second surfaces;
- the first and second surfaces extend opposite to each other between the perimeter side in a concave shaped portion such that the first surface extends concave toward the second surface and the second surface extends concave away from the first surface, wherein the concave shaped portion is sized and shaped to position over a bedsore or an area susceptible to the development of a bedsore;
- the one or more openings extend between and through the first and second surfaces;
- the one or more openings are sized and shaped to allow air and vapor to pass through the one or more openings such that a bedsore or an area susceptible to the development of a bedsore can breathe while covered by the piece of material;
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- the piece of material comprises a silicone material or a silicone gel material.
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