Radially tensioned wound or skin treatment devices and methods
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1. A dressing system, comprising:
- a dressing comprising a first edge and a second edge, wherein the second edge has an orientation that is non-parallel and non-orthogonal to the first edge when the dressing is in an unstrained state, and a first face comprising an adhesive;
a frame removably attached to the first edge and the second edge of the dressing, the frame comprising an outer edge, an inner edge, and an opening surrounded by the inner edge wherein the dressing is releasably attached to the frame by an attachment structure and is positioned over the opening; and
a straining structure configured to be pushed through the opening to apply a straining force to a central region of the dressing that radiates from the central region orthogonally to the first edge of the dressing and to the second edge of the dressing by displacing the central region of the dressing by a predetermined distance from the opening.
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Abstract
Devices, kits and methods described herein may be for treatment to skin, including but not limited to wound healing, the treatment, amelioration, and/or prevention of scars or keloids. An applicator and/or tensioning device may be used to apply a dressing to a subject. The applicator and/or tensioning device applies and/or maintains a strain in an elastic dressing, wherein at least some of the strain is out-of-plane or at a non-orthogonal, non-parallel and non-aligned orientation to other strains in the dressing.
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1. A dressing system, comprising:
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a dressing comprising a first edge and a second edge, wherein the second edge has an orientation that is non-parallel and non-orthogonal to the first edge when the dressing is in an unstrained state, and a first face comprising an adhesive; a frame removably attached to the first edge and the second edge of the dressing, the frame comprising an outer edge, an inner edge, and an opening surrounded by the inner edge wherein the dressing is releasably attached to the frame by an attachment structure and is positioned over the opening; and a straining structure configured to be pushed through the opening to apply a straining force to a central region of the dressing that radiates from the central region orthogonally to the first edge of the dressing and to the second edge of the dressing by displacing the central region of the dressing by a predetermined distance from the opening. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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