Vacuum therapy and cleansing dressing for wounds

A wound dressing member for use in a vacuum bandage connected to a vacuum source and for use with a wound having a wound surface, comprising:

• a wound facing surface configured to face toward the wound surface, and
• a stand-off coupled to the wound facing surface and extending away from the wound facing surface, the stand-off forming an interconnected pattern to define a plurality of encompassed regions of the wound facing surface, the stand-off including a circle portion and radial arms extending outwardly from the circle portion.

A wound dressing member for use in a vacuum bandage connected to a vacuum source and for use with a wound having a wound surface, comprising:

• a wound facing surface configured to face toward the wound surface, and
• a stand-off coupled to the wound facing surface and extending away from the wound facing surface, the stand-off forming an interconnected pattern to define a plurality of encompassed regions of the wound facing surface, the stand-off including a semi-circular cross-section.

A wound dressing member for use in a vacuum bandage connected to a vacuum source and for use with a wound having a wound surface, comprising:

• a wound facing surface configured to face toward the wound surface, and
• a stand-off coupled to the wound facing surface and extending away from the wound facing surface, the stand-off forming an interconnected pattern to define a plurality of encompassed regions of the wound facing surface, some of the encompassed regions being fully encompassed by the stand-off and others of the encompassed regions being partially encompassed by the stand-off.

A wound dressing member for use in a vacuum bandage connected to a vacuum source and for use with a wound having a wound surface, the wound dressing member made from a non-porous material and comprising:

• a wound facing surface configured to face toward the wound surface, and
• a stand-off coupled to the wound facing surface and extending away from the wound facing surface, the stand-off forming an interconnected pattern to define a plurality of encompassed regions of the wound facing surface, each encompassed region including a plurality of discrete holes formed through the wound facing surface and configured to communicate with the vacuum source and the wound surface.