Wound packing device and methods
AssigneeSurModics, Inc.
InventorsShawn Fuller, Bryan A. Claseman, Joram Slager, Jeffrey J. Missling, Gary Maharaj, Gary W. Opperman, Nathan Lockwood, Robert W. Hergenrother, Charles Olson
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention include wound packing devices and methods of making and using the same. In an embodiment, the invention includes a wound packing device including a plurality of spacing elements capable of absorbing exudate, wherein the surface of the spacing elements resist colonization by microorganisms. The wound packing device can also include a connector connecting the plurality of spacing elements to one another. Other embodiments are also included herein.
Claims20
A wound packing device comprising:
- a plurality of spacing elements, wherein the surface of the spacing elements resist colonization by microorganisms, further comprising a fluid reservoir in fluid communication with one or more spacing elements;
- a connector connecting the plurality of spacing elements to one another;
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- wherein the plurality of spacing elements are capable of absorbing exudate.
A wound packing device comprising:
- a plurality of spacing elements, wherein the surface of the spacing elements resist colonization by microorganisms;
- a connector connecting the plurality of spacing elements to one another, the connector comprising a lumen;
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- wherein the plurality of spacing elements are capable of absorbing exudate.
A wound packing device comprising:
- a plurality of spacing elements, wherein the surface of the spacing elements resist colonization by microorganisms;
- a connector connecting the plurality of spacing elements to one another;
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- a layer of a material disposed over the spacing elements, the material selected from the group consisting of flashspun high-density polyethylene fibers, polytetrafluoroethylene, and graphene;
- wherein the plurality of spacing elements are capable of absorbing exudate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.