Wound healing system and method of use
OwnerPeter R. Cavanagh, Jan S. Ulbrechtinventors
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Abstract
The present invention is a wound healing system and method of use to address the healing of wounds found on a foot of a patient. The wound healing system provides an apparatus and method of protecting and healing foot wounds, especially foot ulcers of diabetic patients. The wound healing system can be used on a wound found on almost any area of the bottom of a foot. The wound healing system includes a method of reducing the mechanical load on a wound, allowing the patient to walk while the system is in use, allowing the patient to access and attend to the foot, allowing different methods of treating a foot wound, and providing a kit with which medical personnel can easily fit the patient with the apparatus.
Claims19
A wound healing system for healing a wound on a foot of a patient comprising:
- a load relieving dressing adapted to be attached to an area about the wound of the foot, whereby said load relieving dressing is adapted to provide support to the foot in the area and relieves load on the wound;
- an adhesive applied to said toad relieving dressing which is adapted to attach said load relieving dressing to the foot;
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- a foot pad for footwear, said foot pad being a planer flat surface adapted to be under the foot;
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- a dressing opening in said foot pad, said dressing opening sized to securely receive said load relieving dressing, said dressing opening and said load relieving dressing configured to allow easy removal of said load relieving dressing attached to the foot by pulling the foot away from said foot pad.
A kit for healing a wound on a foot, comprising:
- a load relieving dressing adapted to be attached to an area about the wound of the foot, whereby said load relieving dressing is adapted to provide support to the foot in the area and relieves load on the wound;
- an adhesive applied to said load relieving dressing which is adapted to attach said load relieving dressing to the foot;
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- a foot pad for footwear, said foot pad being a planer flat surface adapted to be under the foot;
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- a dressing opening in said foot pad, said dressing opening sized to securely receive said load relieving dressing, said dressing opening and said load relieving dressing configured to allow easy removal of said load relieving dressing attached to the foot by pulling the foot away from said foot pad.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.