DEVICE FOR THE RAPID CLOSURE OF WOUNDS AND SURGICAL INCISIONS

• US 20140171849A1
• Filed: 12/17/2012
• Published: 06/19/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/17/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Leigh Vinocur
• Original Assignee: Robert E. Fischell
• Inventors: FISCHELL, ROBERT E., VINOCUR, LEIGH
• Granted Patent: US 8,916,741 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 602/48
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/00 Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets A61B18/00 takes precedence; contraceptive devices, pessaries, or applicators therefor A61F6/00; eye surgery A61F9/007; ear surgery A61F11/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00889 antimicrobial, disinfectant
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00951 adhesive
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/086 having flexible threads, filaments, laces or wires, e.g. parallel threads, extending laterally from a strip, e.g. for tying to opposing threads extending from a similar strip
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 13/0246 characterised by the skin-adhering layer

Abstract

A wound closure system having first, second and third adhesive pads with a pair of strap members fixedly secured to the first and third adhesive pads. The pair of strap members are slidably received within the second adhesive pad. When the third adhesive pad is displaced, the first and second adhesive pads are displaced toward each other to close the wound.

Claims

1. A wound closure system for the treatment of an open wound on the skin of a human subject the system including:

first, second and third adhesive pads designed for attachment to the skin of the patient, the first and second pad being initially adhesively attached to the skin on opposite sides of the patient'"'"'s wound;

the first and second adhesive pads being rectangular or curved depending upon whether the wound is essentially a linear cut or there is a significant area of the wound that should be closed;

the first and third adhesive pads being fixedly attached to each other by means of two flat straps and the wound closure system being designed so that the flat straps slide through the second adhesive pad that is situated between the first and third adhesive pads;

the wound closure system causing the wound to be closed by using the third adhesive pad to pull on the flat straps to cause the first and second pads to come towards each other so as to create compression of the skin around the wound; and

adhesively attaching the third adhesive pad to the subject'"'"'s skin.

2. The wound closure system of claim 1 where a separate cover system is adhesively attached to the wound closure system after the wound closure system has been used to close the patient'"'"'s wound and after the first, second and third adhesive pads have been adhesively attached to the patient'"'"'s skin.

3. The wound closure system of claim 2 where the cover system includes a pad onto which is attached an antibiotic ointment, which antibiotic ointment is placed in contact with the closed wound when the cover system is adhesively attached to the wound closure system.

4. The wound closure system of claim 3 where the cover system is sized to exactly cover the wound closure system.

5. The wound closure system of claim 3 where the cover system is designed to extend beyond the edges of the wound closure system

6. The wound closure system of claim 1 where the flat straps have indents that provide a preset compression of the skin around the wound when the first and second adhesive pads have been pulled together by appropriate pulling of the flat straps by means of the third adhesive pad.

7. A wound closure system comprising:

first and second adhesive pads, each of said first and second adhesive pads adapted to be releasably secured to a patient'"'"'s skin on opposing sides of a wound prior to closure of the wound;

a third adhesive pad coupled to said first adhesive pad and adapted to be releasably secured to the patient'"'"'s skin subsequent to closure of the wound; and

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a pair of transversely displaced strap members extending in a longitudinal direction, said first and third adhesive pads being coupled each to the other on opposing longitudinal ends of each of said strap members;

said second adhesive pad positioned between said first and third adhesive pads, said pair of strap members being slidably received within said second adhesive pad.

8. The wound closure system as recited in claim 7 where said second adhesive pad has a pair of openings for respective slidable insertion of said strap members therethrough.

9. The wound closure system as recited in claim 8 where said strap member is substantially rectangular in cross-sectional contour.

10. The wound closure system as recited in claim 7 where said first, second and third adhesive pads are substantially rectangular in contour in plan view.

11. The wound closure system as recited in claim 7 where said first and second adhesive pads are arcuately contoured in plan view.

12. The wound closure system as recited in claim 11 where said first and second adhesive pads are formed in a semi-circular contour when taken in plan view.

13. The wound closure system as recited in claim 7 including a cover member for covering an upper surface of said first, second and third adhesive pads.

14. The wound closure system as recited in claim 13 including an antibiotic pad secured to a lower surface of said cover member, said antibiotic pad being adapted for being positioned over and in contact with said wound.

15. The wound closure system as recited in claim 14 including an antibiotic coating secured to a lower surface of said antibiotic pad for direct contact with the wound.

16. The wound closure system as recited in claim 7 including a flexible pull tab secured to an end of said third adhesive pad for displacing said second adhesive pad in said longitudinal direction.

17. The wound closure system as recited in claim 7 where each of said strap members includes a shoulder for positioning said second adhesive pad in a predetermined location adjacent said wound.

18. The wound closure system as recited in claim 7 wherein said third adhesive pad is adhered to the skin of said patient subsequent to a displacement of the first and second adhesive pads by a predetermined distance to close said wound.

19. The wound closure system as recited in claim 7 wherein said first and second adhesive pads are releasably secured to said patient'"'"'s skin on opposing sides of said wound.

20. The wound displacement system as recited in claim 16 where said flexible pull tab includes a flexible hinge joining said pull tab and said third adhesive pad.