Wound care and drainage system having hand access port
First Claim
1. A wound care and drainage system comprising a pouch having a bottom wall, top wall, and gusseted side walls, said pouch walls formed from a transparent, moisture proof, odor proof, polymeric film material, a portion of said pouch bottom wall secured to an adhesive layer with the remainder of said pouch bottom wall extending beyond said adhesive layer, said adhesive layer having a thin film of water insoluble polymeric film secured to one surface and said bottom pouch wall secured to said thin polymeric film, bottom wall aperture means in said extended pouch bottom wall that functions as an exit port for material being drained from the wound, the diameter of said bottom wall aperture means of sufficient size so that a hand can be inserted through said bottom wall aperture means into said pouch to aid in locating said pouch on the body and to permit access to the wound area without removing said pouch from the body, and securing means encircling said bottom wall aperture means whereby a cap can be detachably secured to seal said bottom wall aperture means.
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Abstract
A pouch having a bottom wall secured to an adhesive layer that can be cut to fit around a wound or surgical opening, gusseted side walls, and a top wall provided with one or more access openings. An irrigation port and a catheter access port can be secured to these top wall openings. The bottom wall extends beyond the adhesive layer and is provided with a large exit port oriented so that gravity will drain wound exudate from the pouch. This exit port is also large enough to accommodate a hand to aid in locating the pouch on the body and permit access to the wound site without removing the pouch from the body.
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- 1. A wound care and drainage system comprising a pouch having a bottom wall, top wall, and gusseted side walls, said pouch walls formed from a transparent, moisture proof, odor proof, polymeric film material, a portion of said pouch bottom wall secured to an adhesive layer with the remainder of said pouch bottom wall extending beyond said adhesive layer, said adhesive layer having a thin film of water insoluble polymeric film secured to one surface and said bottom pouch wall secured to said thin polymeric film, bottom wall aperture means in said extended pouch bottom wall that functions as an exit port for material being drained from the wound, the diameter of said bottom wall aperture means of sufficient size so that a hand can be inserted through said bottom wall aperture means into said pouch to aid in locating said pouch on the body and to permit access to the wound area without removing said pouch from the body, and securing means encircling said bottom wall aperture means whereby a cap can be detachably secured to seal said bottom wall aperture means.
- 8. A wound care and drainage system comprising a pouch having a bottom wall, top wall, gusseted side walls, said pouch walls formed from a transparent, moisture proof, odor proof, polymeric film material, a portion of said pouch bottom wall secured to an adhesive layer with the remainder of said pouch bottom wall extending beyond said adhesive layer, bottom wall aperture means in said extended pouch bottom wall that functions as an exit port for material being drained from the wound, the diameter of said bottom wall aperture means of sufficient size so that a hand can be inserted through said bottom wall aperture means into said pouch to aid in locating said pouch on the body and to permit access to the wound area without removing said pouch from the body, one or more top wall aperture means located in said pouch top wall, a flange of polymeric material sealed to said bottom pouch wall encircling said bottom wall aperture means and one or more flanges of polymeric material sealed to said top pouch wall encircling each of said top wall aperture means, said flanges having an outwardly and perpendicularly extending coupling rib shaped member, and a cap of polymeric material attached by a hinge to each of said flanges, said caps having a channel shaped coupling member dimensioned to snap over the coupling rib shaped member of the corresponding flange.
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