DEVICE, USE THEREOF AND METHOD FOR REDUCING SCARRING OF WOUND
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Abstract
A scar reducing device for stretching skin having a closed wound therein is provided. The device is for reducing scar formation. The device comprises first and second fasteners removably attachable to skin regions located proximate to the wound. The device also comprises an extension mechanism cooperating with said first and second fasteners. The extension mechanism is movable between contracted and extended configurations. When the fasteners are affixed to the skin, the mechanism forces the first and second fasteners away from one another with a predetermined tensile force, stretching the skin proximate to the wound. Use of the device is also provided, along with a method for reducing scarring of a closed wound.
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17. A scar reducing device for stretching skin having a closed wound therein so as to reduce scar formation, the scar reducing device comprising:
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an extension mechanism including; first and second elongated members aligned longitudinally with one another, each of said elongated members having inner and outer ends; and a biasing element disposed between the inner ends of the elongated members, the biasing element being able to generate a predetermined tensile force and allowing displacing the first and second elongated members along a longitudinal axis, thereby moving the extension mechanism from a contracted configuration to an extended configuration, first and second fasteners removably attachable to skin regions located proximate to the wound, each of said fasteners including a first connecting portion for attachment to the skin, and a second connecting portion affixed to the outer end of a corresponding one of the elongated members, said first and second connecting portions being manually attachable and detachable from one another; whereby when in use, the fasteners are affixed to said skin regions such that the longitudinal axis is substantially parallel to the wound, the biasing element forcing said first and second fasteners away from one another with the predetermined tensile force, thereby stretching the skin proximate to the wound. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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- 22. A method of reducing scarring of skin having a closed wound, the wound having a segment with a substantially linear direction, the method comprising a step of periodically stretching the skin proximate the wound in a stretching direction which is substantially parallel the linear direction of said segment, with a predetermined tensile force.
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