Method of treating wounds with ultraviolet C radiation
AssigneeMedfaxx, Inc.
InventorRobert G. Johnson
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Abstract
A method of treating wounds includes the step of applying UVC radiation to the wound for a time and at a proximity and intensity sufficient to have a bacteriocidal effect. The method is particularly effective when carried out with a UVC lamp having an intensity of between 5 and 20 μW/cm2, with a duration of between about 5 seconds and 1 minute and a proximity to the wound of between about ¼ and 3 inches from the wound being preferred. It has been observed that such application of UVC radiation can kill up to 100 percent of the microorganisms present in a wound, thereby enabling the wound to heal free of infection.
Claims19
A method of treating wounds, comprising the step of applying ultraviolet C radiation to the wound for a time and at a proximity and intensity sufficient to have a bacteriocidal effect, wherein said wound is selected from the group consisting of:
- pressure sores;
- ulcers;
- lacerations;
- and epidermal trauma.
A method of treating wounds, comprising the step of applying ultraviolet C radiation to the wound at an intensity of between 5 and 20 μW/cm2 for a duration of between about 5 seconds and 1 minute and at a proximity to the wound of between about ¼ and 3 inches.
A method of treating wounds, comprising the step of applying ultraviolet C radiation to the wound at an intensity of between 5 and 20 μW/cm2 for a duration of between about 5 seconds and 1 minute and at a proximity to the wound of between about ¼ and 3 inches;
- wherein said ultraviolet C radiation is applied with an ultraviolet radiation C germicidal lamp;
- and
- wherein said wound is selected from the group consisting of:
- surgical wounds;
- pressure sores;
- ulcers;
- lacerations;
- and epidermal trauma.
A method of treating wounds, comprising the steps of:
- stimulating intact skin surrounding the wound;
- then
- applying ultraviolet C radiation to the wound for a time and at a proximity and intensity sufficient to have a bacteriocidal effect.
A method of treating wounds, comprising the steps of:
- stimulating intact skin surrounding the wound;
- then
- applying ultraviolet C radiation to the wound at an intensity of between 5 and 20 μW/cm2 for a duration of between about 5 seconds and 1 minute and at a proximity to the wound of between about ¼ and 3 inches.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.