Occlusive chest dressing
OwnerTimothy A. Caldwellinventor
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Abstract
A chest dressing includes an air and fluid impermeable main body having a diverter that is positioned centrally along the bottom surface and a plurality of fluid drains extending outward therefrom. Each of the fluid drains include an opening along a distal end that removes blood and air from the bottom surface of the main body through to the top surface of the main body. The bottom surface including a layer of skin safe adhesive that is positioned between the plurality of fluid drains and along the entire outer periphery of the main body. A removable protective cover is positioned against the adhesive on the bottom surface of the main body, and the main body and protective cover include living hinges to permit the device to fold twice in order to reduce the size of the device by 75% when being stored.
Claims14
A chest dressing device, comprising:
- a main body having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a plurality of sides;
- a layer of adhesive that is positioned along the bottom surface;
- a diverter that is positioned centrally along the bottom surface;
- and
- a plurality of fluid drains that are positioned along the bottom surface,
- wherein the layer of adhesive is configured to secure the main body onto the skin of a patient, wherein the diverter is configured to be positioned adjacent to a chest wound of the patient, and each of the plurality of fluid drains are configured to remove blood from the chest wound.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.