Surgical protector for raised wounds

A method of treating a reconstructed nipple and surrounding areola area of a patient's breast comprising the steps of:

• providing a wound protector bandage including a protector cap having a base opening and configured to receive the reconstructed nipple thereinto up through the base opening, a pad attached to the protector cap at the base thereof, and said protector cap having a medication opening therethrough,
• positioning the wound protector bandage over the reconstructed nipple with the nipple disposed in the protector cap,
• attaching the pad of the positioned wound protector bandage to the patient's breast, and
• thereafter and with the protector bandage still attached to the patient's breast, applying medication to the reconstructed nipple through the medication opening.

A surgical wound protector for a raised wound on a patient comprising:

• a sterile pad having an upper surface, a lower surface, and a centrally-located pad opening therethrough passing through said upper and lower surfaces,
• a cone-shaped raised wound protector member having a base portion, said base portion defining a base portion opening, and an upper dome portion connected above said base portion and having the interior thereof configured to receive the patient's raised wound thereinto up through said base portion opening when said lower surface is placed against the patient around the raised wound,
• a securing means for securing said protector member to said sterile pad so that said base portion opening is positioned over said pad opening,
• an adhesive securing means for securing said sterile pad to the patient so that the raised wound passes up through said pad opening and into said protector member,
• said dome portion having a top end portion and a raised annular rim thereabout, and
• said raised annular rim defining a plurality of suture holes spaced and positioned so that suture thread can pass therethrough to engage the raised wound and hold it in position in and relative to said protector member.

A surgical wound protector comprising:

• a sterile pad having an upper surface, a lower surface, and a centrally-located opening therethrough engaging said upper and lower surfaces,
• a cone-shaped protector member formed of tissue-compatible, generally transparent plastic, and having a base portion and a top portion,
• said protector member having at said base portion a radially-disposed flange with an upper annular flange surface,
• a securing means for securing said base portion to said sterile pad upper surface and over said centrally-located opening, and for securing said sterile pad to a patient so that said protector encompasses a raised projection on the patient which passes up through said opening and into said projector member,
• said securing means directly securing said flange to said upper surface to said pad,
• said securing means including a continuous tape member engaging said upper annular flange surface and a plurality of tape strips radially disposed out from said pad, and
• said top portion defining at least one air hole passing therethrough for aerating the patient's raised projection positioned in said protector member.