WOUND FILLING APPARATUSES AND METHODS
First Claim
1. A wound filling device for use in apparatus for the application of topical negative pressure therapy to a site on the body of a mammal, the device comprising:
- an inflatable bag member having at least one fluid carrying conduit operably connected thereto to inflate/deflate said bag member;
a separate textured covering sock member at least partially covering the inflatable bag member.
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Abstract
Many embodiments of wound filling devices and methods of their use in systems for the application of negative pressure therapy are described herein. In one embodiment, a wound filling device comprises: an inflatable bag member having at least one fluid carrying conduit operably connected thereto to inflate/deflate said bag member; a separate textured covering sock member at least partially covering the inflatable bag member. Another embodiment comprises a three-dimensional wound packing member, and may optionally comprise a plurality of such members linked together. Certain embodiments of wound packing members may comprise a porous bag member adapted to be non-adherent to the wound. Yet other embodiments may comprise a non-porous bag member provided with means to connect a fluid supply to the interior.
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1. A wound filling device for use in apparatus for the application of topical negative pressure therapy to a site on the body of a mammal, the device comprising:
- an inflatable bag member having at least one fluid carrying conduit operably connected thereto to inflate/deflate said bag member;
a separate textured covering sock member at least partially covering the inflatable bag member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
- an inflatable bag member having at least one fluid carrying conduit operably connected thereto to inflate/deflate said bag member;
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