Closed wound drainage system
First Claim
1. A closed wound dressing system, further comprising:
- a pouch having an outer surface, at least portion of which is porous, and an inner chamber having filler capable of holding exudates entering the chamber through the porous outer surface, the pouch further being flexible and conformable such that its external shape will conform to a wound cavity when the pouch is inserted into the wound cavity;
tubing having an inner conduit, a distal end and a proximal end, the tubing further having input means to accept exudates drawn into the tubing under vacuum pressure; and
a vacuum pump attached to the proximal end of the tubing, the vacuum pump applying vacuum pressure to the tubing;
whereby a wound cavity can be substantially filled by a porous conformable pouch which applies vacuum pressure to remove exudates from the wound.
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Abstract
A portable closed wound drainage system that uses a pouch shaped dressing which is inserted into a wound. At least a portion of the outer surface of the pouch is porous to allow exudates to enter. Exudates are removed from the pouch by flexible tubing which is secured inside the pouch at one end, and secured at the other end to a portable drain/suction unit. The pouch contains porous material, and may optionally contain beads and fillers which are antibacterial in nature. The tubing can have a single or multi-lumen structure with perforations in the side walls of the end of the tube that is inserted in the pouch to allow body fluids to enter laterally. The portable drain/suction unit is preferably a portable battery powered device. The pouch and the tube are sealed by a flexible sealing material which is applied to the outer surface of the skin around the periphery of the pouch and the tubing as it exits the pouch. This sealing material is preferably a hydro-colloid, a silicone, or a lyogel, such as a hydrogel, which are easily deformable. A cosmetic cover sheet is attached to the patient'"'"'s skin over the closed wound drainage system.
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20 Claims
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1. A closed wound dressing system, further comprising:
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a pouch having an outer surface, at least portion of which is porous, and an inner chamber having filler capable of holding exudates entering the chamber through the porous outer surface, the pouch further being flexible and conformable such that its external shape will conform to a wound cavity when the pouch is inserted into the wound cavity;
tubing having an inner conduit, a distal end and a proximal end, the tubing further having input means to accept exudates drawn into the tubing under vacuum pressure; and
a vacuum pump attached to the proximal end of the tubing, the vacuum pump applying vacuum pressure to the tubing;
whereby a wound cavity can be substantially filled by a porous conformable pouch which applies vacuum pressure to remove exudates from the wound. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of draining wounds, including the steps of:
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inserting a conformable pouch having an external surface and an internal cavity into the wound cavity, such that the pouch substantially fills the cavity and remains in close proximity with the surface of the wound;
applying vacuum pressure to the internal cavity of the pouch such that the vacuum pressure is distributed over a substantial portion of the pouch; and
making at least portion of the pouch porous such that exudates from the wound enter the pouch when vacuum pressure is applied;
whereby the conformable pouch remains in contact with a substantial surface area of the wound and provides vacuum drainage to a substantial surface area of the wound. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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Specification