SOCK FOR TREATMENT OF FOOT AND LEG WOUNDS, METHODS OF USE AND MANUFACTURE
First Claim
1. Apparatus comprising:
- a tubular body configured to be disposed around an extremity of a patient and to apply compression to the extremity,the tubular body including a treatment area having a first filament and a second filament, both the first filament and the second filament disposed to engage a surface of the extremity, the first filament including AgNP in a concentration effective to promote healing of a wound on the surface of the extremity, the second filament including a metal having a composition that forms a galvanic couple with silver, the first filament and the second filament being arranged in the tubular body, and the AgNP and metal being arranged in the filaments, such that the AgNP and metal form galvanic couples across at least a portion of the treatment area when in the presence of a fluid in the wound of the extremity that produce an electric current in an amount effective to further promote healing of the wound.
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Abstract
A tubular body is configured to be disposed around and to apply compression to an extremity. The tubular body includes a treatment area having a first filament and a second filament. Both the first filament and the second filament are disposed to engage the surface of the extremity. The first filament includes AgNP in a concentration effective to promote healing of a wound on the surface of the extremity. The second filament includes a metal having a composition that forms a galvanic couple with silver. The first filament and the second filament are arranged in the tubular body such that the AgNP and metal form galvanic couples across at least a portion of the treatment area when in the presence of a fluid in the wound of the extremity that produce an electric current in an amount effective to further promote healing of the wound.
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20 Claims
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1. Apparatus comprising:
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a tubular body configured to be disposed around an extremity of a patient and to apply compression to the extremity, the tubular body including a treatment area having a first filament and a second filament, both the first filament and the second filament disposed to engage a surface of the extremity, the first filament including AgNP in a concentration effective to promote healing of a wound on the surface of the extremity, the second filament including a metal having a composition that forms a galvanic couple with silver, the first filament and the second filament being arranged in the tubular body, and the AgNP and metal being arranged in the filaments, such that the AgNP and metal form galvanic couples across at least a portion of the treatment area when in the presence of a fluid in the wound of the extremity that produce an electric current in an amount effective to further promote healing of the wound. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. Apparatus comprising:
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a body configured to be disposed on an extremity of a patient, the body including a treatment area having a first filament and a second filament, both the first filament and the second filament disposed to engage a surface of the extremity, the first filament including AgNP in a concentration effective to promote healing of a wound on the surface of the extremity, the second filament including a metal having a composition that forms a galvanic couple with silver, the first filament and the second filament being arranged in the body, and the AgNP and metal being arranged in the filaments, such that the AgNP and metal form galvanic couples across at least a portion of the treatment area when in the presence of a fluid in the wound of the extremity that produce an electric current in an amount effective to further promote healing of the wound.
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19. A method of treating a wound on an extremity of a patient comprising:
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applying a tubular body to a foot and a leg of a user such that it applies a first amount of compression to the leg; applying a sleeve by pulling the sleeve over the foot of the user and along a length of the tubular body such that the sleeve is disposed around the tubular body and such that a first end of the sleeve is disposed around an ankle of the user and a second end is disposed around a knee of the user, the sleeve applying a second amount of compression to the leg of the user. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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