Method and apparatus for improved wound healing
OwnerMorton M. Mowerinventor
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Abstract
A pad for electrically stimulated wound healing, including a pad configured to be placed on a wound, at least one anode disposed on the pad to contact the wound, and at least one cathode disposed on the pad to contact the wound, the at least one cathode being disposed separately from the at least on anode. The pad wherein the at least one anode and the at least one cathode in contact with the wound provide a flow of electrical current in an intended direction through the wound based on the separate locations of the at least one anode and the at least one cathode.
Claims14
A pad for electrically stimulated wound healing, comprising:
- a pad configured to be placed on a wound;
- at least one anode formed of a first material and disposed on the pad to contact the wound;
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- at least one cathode formed of a second material that is different from the first material and disposed on the pad to contact the wound, the at least one cathode being disposed separately from the at least one anode,
- wherein the at least one anode and the at least one cathode in contact with the wound provide a flow of electrical current in an intended direction through the wound based on separate locations of the at least one anode and the at least one cathode, and
- wherein the at least one anode and the at least one cathode provide a flow of electrical current via the exudate of the wound and without a battery and connecting wires.
An adhesive bandage for electrically stimulated wound healing, comprising:
- a pad configured to be placed on a wound;
- at least one anode formed of a first material and disposed on the pad to contact the wound;
- at least one cathode formed of a second material that is different from the first material and disposed on the pad to contact the wound, the at least one cathode being disposed separately from the at least one anode,
- wherein the at least one anode and the at least one cathode in contact with the wound provide a flow of electrical current in an intended direction through the wound based on separate locations of the at least one anode and the at least one cathode,
- at least one adhesive layer attached to the pad and configured to adhere to skin, and
- the at least one anode and the at least one cathode provide a flow of electrical current via the exudate of the wound and without a battery and connecting wires.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.