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US 6,695,824 B2Granted
Wound dressing system
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
InventorsPamela A. Howard, Eben Howard
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Abstract
The invention preferably is a wound dressing system having a dressing and an irrigation system in communication with the dressing. The dressing preferably includes a first layer for contacting the wound/injury site of a patient and a second layer that has a backing layer. The backing layer preferably prevents seepage from the wound and/or moisture within the dressing from soiling the surrounding environment.
Claims21
A wound dressing system comprising:
- a dressing having
- a first layer, said first layer including a material suitable for contacting a wound, and
- a second layer connected to said first layer, said second layer including a backing layer, and
- an irrigation system in communication with said first layer of said dressing, said irrigation system having at least one conduit;
- and
- wherein said irrigation system is between said first layer and said second layer, and said irrigation system includes a matrix of interconnected conduits.
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A wound dressing system comprising:
- a dressing having
- a first layer, said first layer including a material suitable for contacting a wound, and
- a second layer connected to said first layer, said second layer including a backing layer, and
- an irrigation system in communication with said first layer of said dressing, said irrigation system having at least one conduit and at least one connector in communication with said at least one conduit;
- and
- wherein said irrigation system is between said first layer and said second layer, and
- said irrigation system includes a series of individual conduits.
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A wound dressing system comprising:
- a dressing having
- a first layer, said first layer including a material suitable for contacting a wound, and
- a second layer connected to said first layer, said second layer including a backing layer, and
- an irrigation system in communication with said first layer of said dressing, said irrigation system having at least one conduit and at least one connector in communication with said at least one conduit:
- and
- wherein said irrigation system is between said first layer and said second layer, and
- a portion of said conduit in said dressing includes a plurality of drain holes.
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A wound dressing system comprising:
- a dressing having
- a first layer, said first layer including a material suitable for contacting a wound,
- a second layer connected to said first layer, said second layer including a backing layer, and
- a third layer having a reservoir, said third layer is between said first layer and said second layer;
- and
- an irrigation system in communication with said first layer of said dressing, said irrigation system having at least one conduit.
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A system comprising:
- a dressing having
- a first layer, said first layer including a material suitable for contacting a wound, and
- a second layer connected to said first layer, said second layer including a backing layer, and
- an irrigation system in communication with said dressing, said irrigation system having
- at least one connector,
- at least one external conduit connected to said connector, said external conduit having a passageway in communication with said connecter, and
- at least one internal conduit, said internal conduit having a passageway in communication with the passageway of said at least one external conduit and a plurality of holes spaced along the length of said internal conduit, the plurality of holes allowing communication between the passageway of said internal conduit with said first layer of said dressing, said internal conduit forming a pattern within said dressing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.