ADJUSTABLE NON-INVASIVE WOUND CLOSURE SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method for effecting closure of a wound in a patient'"'"'s body comprising:
- providing a plurality of closure components, each having an upward-extending tab;
providing one or more closure connectors having an adjustable length for securing the closure component tabs of different closure components at a desired spaced, adjustable distance;
applying at least one of the closure components over the patient'"'"'s skin on each side of the wound and adhering the closure components to the skin;
closing the wound by securing a closure connector to a tab on a closure component on each side of the wound, and adjusting the length of the closure connector to draw the patient'"'"'s skin on each side of the wound together to a desired distance sufficient to close the wound.
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Abstract
A system for effecting closure of a surgical incision in a patient'"'"'s body after surgery. The system includes a plurality of closure components to be applied to the patient'"'"'s skin on each side of the wound and adhered to the skin. A closure connector having an adjustable length secures the closure component tabs of different closure components at a desired spaced, adjustable distance sufficient to close the wound. The closure connector may be a metal clip that is plastically deformable to adjust its length, or may be a pair of plastic connectors which may be adjustably secured to each other by a surgical staple. The connectors may also be hinged to the closure components.
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30 Claims
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1. A method for effecting closure of a wound in a patient'"'"'s body comprising:
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providing a plurality of closure components, each having an upward-extending tab; providing one or more closure connectors having an adjustable length for securing the closure component tabs of different closure components at a desired spaced, adjustable distance; applying at least one of the closure components over the patient'"'"'s skin on each side of the wound and adhering the closure components to the skin; closing the wound by securing a closure connector to a tab on a closure component on each side of the wound, and adjusting the length of the closure connector to draw the patient'"'"'s skin on each side of the wound together to a desired distance sufficient to close the wound. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for effecting closure of a surgical incision in a patient'"'"'s body after surgery comprising:
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a plurality of closure components, each having an upward-extending tab, each closure component being adapted to be applied to the patient'"'"'s skin on each side of the wound and adhered to the skin; and at least one closure connector having an adjustable length for securing the closure component tabs of different closure components at a desired spaced, adjustable distance, the closure connector being adapted to be secured to a tab on a closure component on each side of the wound, and have its length adjusted to draw the patient'"'"'s skin on each side of the wound together to a desired distance sufficient to close the wound. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for effecting closure of a wound in a patient'"'"'s body comprising:
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providing a plurality of closure components; providing one or more closure connectors for securing the closure components at a desired spaced distance, the one or more closure connector being secured and hinged to at least one of the closure components; applying at least one of the closure components over the patient'"'"'s skin on each side of the wound and adhering the closure components to the skin, a closure component on one side of the wound including a hinged closure connector and a closure component on the other side of the wound being free of a hinged closure connector; and closing the wound by rotating the hinged closure connector to secure the closure connector to the closure component on the other side of the wound. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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26. A system for effecting closure of a wound in a patient'"'"'s body comprising:
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a plurality of closure components, each closure component adapted to be applied to the patients skin on each side of the wound and adhered to the skin, at least one closure component for one side of the wound including a hinge and at least one closure component for the other side of the wound being free of a hinge; and one or more closure connectors for securing closure components on different sides of the wound at a desired spaced distance, the one or more closure connector being secured and hinged to at least one of the hinged closure components, the hinged closure connector being rotatable for secure the closure connector to the at least one closure component free of a hinge on the other side of the wound. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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28. A method for effecting closure of a wound in a patient'"'"'s body comprising:
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providing a plurality of closure components; providing one or more closure connectors for securing the closure components at a desired spaced distance, the closure connectors being adapted to be secured to each other at a desired spaced distance by a surgical staple; applying at least one of the closure components over the patient'"'"'s skin on each side of the wound and adhering the closure components to the skin; securing the closure connectors to the closure components on each side of the wound; and closing the wound by applying a surgical staple between closure components on each side of the wound and securing the closure components at a desired, spaced distance. - View Dependent Claims (29)
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30. A system for effecting closure of a wound in a patient'"'"'s body comprising:
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a plurality of closure components, each closure component adapted to be applied to the patient'"'"'s skin on each side of the wound and adhered to the skin; and one or more closure connectors for securing the closure components at a desired spaced distance, the closure connectors each having an upwardly extending tab, the closure connector tabs being adapted to be secured together at a desired spaced distance by a surgical staple.
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Specification