Modifiable occlusive skin dressing
AssigneeWorldwide Innovative Healthcare, Inc.
InventorDanielle Zurovcik
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Abstract
Occlusive tissue dressings and methods including an elastomeric drape and a liquid component, at least partially cross-linked at least after one of drying and curing, suitable for application at a dressing-to-skin interface in order to create a substantially air-tight seal. The same or a different liquid component may be applied by a user at a tube-to-dressing interface in order to create a similar air-tight seal around the tube, if not occlusively sealed during its manufacture.
Claims19
A method of constructing an occlusive dressing over a wound penetrating the skin of a patient, comprising:
- selecting a drape formed as a thin sheet of an elastomeric material substantially impervious to fluid transfer and having first and second surfaces;
- selecting a biocompatible adhesive that is at least one of (1) disposed on at least a portion of the first surface of the drape and (2) applied to at least one of (i) the skin of the patient surrounding the wound and (ii) at least a portion of at least the first surface of the drape;
- when the biocompatible adhesive is disposed on at least a portion of the first surface of the drape, further including removing at least a first removable liner sheet covering the first surface of the drape;
- placing the drape onto the skin surrounding the wound;
- removing a second removable liner, if present, covering the second surface of the drape;
- applying a sealant that is in a liquid state as applied, the sealant being at least partially cross-linked at least after one of drying and curing, on at least the edges of the drape and on the skin adjacent to the drape in at least one layer;
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- at least one of drying and curing the sealant within thirty minutes after application of the sealant as the layer to the edges of the drape.
A method of constructing an occlusive dressing over a wound penetrating the skin of a patient, comprising:
- at least one of (1) packing the wound with a fluid-pervious material and (2) covering at least a portion of the wound with a protective material;
- applying an elastomeric material that is in a liquid state, and is at least partially cross-linked at least after one of drying and curing, over at least one of the packed material and the protective material, and onto skin surrounding the wound to create an occlusive drape as a thin sheet substantially impervious to fluid transfer, having a first, inner surface and a second, outer surface;
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- at least one of drying and curing the elastomeric material within thirty minutes after application of the elastomeric material as a layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.