Method and apparatus for wound treatment
OwnerEdward K. Kaprelianinventor
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Abstract
In a wound treatment method and apparatus a multiplicity of separately packaged doses of antibiotics, coagulants, anesthetic agents, and similar medicaments are introduced into a wound by a foaming carrier which acts as a mixing and transport medium and also functions as a plug to retain the medication in the wound and to prevent the entry of contaminents and bacteria. The medication is introduced into the would site by means of a foamable carrier which entrains the medication during it travel through a medication cell.
Claims17
A device for delivering medication to a wound site comprising a source of foam under pressure, a medicament chamber containing a plurality of medicaments in individual packets conduit, means for delivering foam from the foam source to the chamber, means for rupturing the packets and conduit means for delivering the resultant mixture of medicament and foam to a wound.
A device for delivering medication to a wound comprising a source of foam under pressure, a medicament chamber, a first hose connecting said source of foam to said medicament chamber to provide foam thereto under pressure, two or more rupturable pods within the chamber each containing a medicament, puncturing means within said chamber activated by said pressurized foam to rupture said pods and a second hose connected to said chamber to deliver the resulting mixture of foam and medicaments to a wound site.
A wound treatment method for delivering medicaments to a wound site comprising delivering foam under pressure to a plurality of medicaments, mixing said foam and said medicaments and delivering the resultant flowable mixture to a wound.
In a wound treatment method for substantially simultaneously delivering two or more medicaments to a wound or similar site, improvement comprising the steps of activating a source of foam under pressure, directing the source of foam to a station carrying several individual stores of medicament, releasing the medicament from the stores as a result of pressure action by the foam, mixing the foam and the medication and delivering the resulting mixture of foam and medications to the wound site.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.