Reduced pressure wound treatment appliance
First Claim
1. An appliance for administering reduced pressure treatment to a wound, the appliance comprising:
- (a) an impermeable overlay comprised of a top end having an opening therein and a bottom end having an opening therein, wherein;
(i) the bottom end is positioned over the wound on the tissue surrounding the wound so that the impermeable overlay encloses the wound and forms an approximately hermetic seal with such tissue; and
(ii) the impermeable overlay is sufficiently rigid so that it supports a stopper and is supported out of contact with the wound;
(b) a stopper having a port therein, the stopper being removably positioned in the top end opening of the impermeable overlay and forming an approximately hermetic seal with the top end opening of the impermeable overlay;
(c) a suction drain comprised of a top drain portion positioned within the port in the stopper and a bottom drain portion extending from the top drain portion into the area of the wound under the impermeable overlay;
(d) suction drain sealing means to seal the top drain portion to the port in the stopper; and
(e) reduced pressure supply means to connect the top portion of the suction drain to a reduced pressure supply source that provides a supply of reduced pressure to the suction drain, so that the area under the impermeable overlay in the area of the wound is supplied with reduced pressure by the reduced pressure supply source.
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Abstract
In various embodiments of the invention, a wound treatment appliance is provided for treating a wound, which appliance comprises a semi-rigid or rigid wound covering device and a vacuum system to provide a supply of reduced pressure to the wound covering device for treatment of the wound. In some embodiments, the wound covering device is comprised of an impermeable overlay, a stopper, and a suction drain, which allow medical staff to attend to the wound without removing the wound covering device. In other embodiments, the wound covering device is comprised of an impermeable overlay and a suction drain. In yet other embodiments, the wound covering device is comprised of an impermeable overlay that has at least one channel that is a part thereof, wherein the at least one channel is used to provide reduced pressure to the wound and may remove fluid aspirated from the wound. In still other embodiments, the vacuum system is comprised of at least a vacuum pump or a suction bulb, or a combination of the same. Finally, methods for using the wound treatment appliance are provided.
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1. An appliance for administering reduced pressure treatment to a wound, the appliance comprising:
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(a) an impermeable overlay comprised of a top end having an opening therein and a bottom end having an opening therein, wherein;
(i) the bottom end is positioned over the wound on the tissue surrounding the wound so that the impermeable overlay encloses the wound and forms an approximately hermetic seal with such tissue; and
(ii) the impermeable overlay is sufficiently rigid so that it supports a stopper and is supported out of contact with the wound;
(b) a stopper having a port therein, the stopper being removably positioned in the top end opening of the impermeable overlay and forming an approximately hermetic seal with the top end opening of the impermeable overlay;
(c) a suction drain comprised of a top drain portion positioned within the port in the stopper and a bottom drain portion extending from the top drain portion into the area of the wound under the impermeable overlay;
(d) suction drain sealing means to seal the top drain portion to the port in the stopper; and
(e) reduced pressure supply means to connect the top portion of the suction drain to a reduced pressure supply source that provides a supply of reduced pressure to the suction drain, so that the area under the impermeable overlay in the area of the wound is supplied with reduced pressure by the reduced pressure supply source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. An appliance for administering reduced pressure treatment to a wound, the appliance comprising:
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(a) a wound covering device, which is further comprised of;
(i) an impermeable overlay comprised of a top end having an opening therein and a bottom end having an opening therein, wherein the bottom end is positioned over the wound on the tissue surrounding the wound so that the impermeable overlay encloses the wound and the impermeable overlay is sufficiently rigid to be supported out of contact with the wound;
(ii) tissue sealing means to seal the impermeable overlay to tissue surrounding the wound so that the impermeable overlay is adapted to maintain reduced pressure under the wound covering device in the area of the wound;
(iii) a stopper having a port therein, the stopper being removably positioned in the top end opening of the impermeable overlay and forming an approximately hermetic seal with the top end opening of the impermeable overlay;
(iv) a suction drain comprised of a top drain portion positioned within the port in the stopper and a bottom drain portion extending from the top drain portion into the area of the wound under the impermeable overlay; and
(v) suction drain sealing means to seal the top drain portion to the port in the stopper; and
(b) a vacuum system comprised of;
(i) a reduced pressure supply source, comprised from the group consisting of a suction bulb, a vacuum pump, a portable vacuum pump, or any combination thereof, for providing a supply of reduced pressure;
(ii) reduced pressure supply means to connect the reduced pressure supply source to the wound covering device, so that the area under the wound covering device in the area of the wound is supplied with reduced pressure by the vacuum pump; and
(iii) a collection system that is operably positioned within the reduced pressure supply means between the wound covering device and the reduced pressure supply source, the collection system comprising a container to receive and hold fluid aspirated from the wound. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. An appliance for administering reduced pressure treatment to a wound, the appliance comprising:
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(a) an impermeable overlay comprised of a port end having a port and a bottom end having an opening therein, wherein;
(i) the bottom end is positioned over the wound on the tissue surrounding the wound so that the impermeable overlay encloses the wound and forms an approximately hermetic seal with such tissue; and
(ii) the impermeable overlay is sufficiently rigid so that it is supported out of contact from the wound;
(b) a suction drain comprised of a top drain portion positioned within the port and a bottom drain portion extending from the top drain portion into the area of the wound under the impermeable overlay;
(c) suction drain sealing means to seal the top drain portion to the port; and
(d) reduced pressure supply means to connect the top portion of the suction drain to a reduced pressure supply source that provides a supply of reduced pressure to the suction drain, so that the area under the impermeable overlay in the area of the wound is supplied with reduced pressure by the reduced pressure supply source. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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62. An appliance for administering reduced pressure treatment to a wound, the appliance comprising:
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(a) an impermeable overlay comprised of a port end having a port and a bottom end having an opening therein, wherein;
(i) the bottom end is positioned over the wound on the tissue surrounding the wound so that the impermeable overlay encloses the wound and forms an approximately hermetic seal with such tissue;
(ii) the impermeable overlay is sufficiently rigid so that it is supported out of contact with the wound; and
(iii) the impermeable overlay is further comprised of at least one channel in fluid communication with the port at the port end, the at least one channel extending from the port approximately parallel to a surface of the impermeable overlay to a point between the port and the bottom end opening, the at least one channel terminating at an opening in the interior surface of the impermeable overlay so that the area of the wound under the impermeable overlay is in fluid communication with the port; and
(b) reduced pressure supply means to connect the port of the port end to a reduced pressure supply source that provides a supply of reduced pressure to the port, so that the area under the impermeable overlay in the area of the wound is supplied with reduced pressure by the reduced pressure supply source. - View Dependent Claims (63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81)
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