DEVICES AND METHODS FOR DRESSING APPLICATORS
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1. A device for treating a skin surface, comprising:
- a first device attachment member comprising a first plurality of outwardly oriented projections;
a second device attachment member comprising a second plurality of outwardly oriented projections; and
a resilient member configured to exert a separation force between the first and second device attachment members.
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Abstract
Devices, kits and methods described herein may be for wound healing, including the treatment, amelioration, or prevention of scars and/or keloids by applying and/or maintaining a pre-determined strain in an elastic skin treatment device that is then affixed to the skin surface using skin adhesives to transfer a generally planar force from the bandage to the skin surface. Applicators are used to apply and/or maintain the strains, and some of the applicators are further configured to provide at least some mechanical advantage to the user when exerting loads onto the skin treatment device.
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1. A device for treating a skin surface, comprising:
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a first device attachment member comprising a first plurality of outwardly oriented projections; a second device attachment member comprising a second plurality of outwardly oriented projections; and a resilient member configured to exert a separation force between the first and second device attachment members. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A wound dressing device, comprising an applicator configured to maintain an attached dressing in a strained configuration, comprising a first attachment region, a second attachment region, and an access region between the first and second attachment regions configured to provide access to an attached dressing when the dressing is in a strained configuration.
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10. A wound dressing, comprising:
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a silicone sheet structure comprising an upper surface, a lower surface, a first edge and a second edge opposite the first edge, the silicone sheet comprising; a first adhesive region; a second adhesive region spaced apart from the first adhesive region by a non-adhesive region; a first flap region located between the first edge and the first adhesive region; a second flap region located between the second edge and the second adhesive region; a first applicator attachment site located between the first flap region and the first adhesive region; and a second applicator attachment site located between the second flap region and the second adhesive region. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A dressing, comprising:
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an elastic layer comprising an upper surface, a lower surface, a first edge, a second edge, a first applicator attachment site, a flap region between the first edge and the first applicator attachment site, a second applicator attachment site spaced away from the second edge; and a first adhesive region located on the lower surface of the elastic layer.
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23. A method for treating a wound, comprising:
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straining an inner region of an elastic bandage between a first unstrained region and a second unstrained region, wherein each unstrained region is spaced away from two opposing edges of the bandage; and attaching the strained inner region of the bandage to a skin site. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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