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Method of applying a local anesthetic agent to a wound

  • US 4,586,921 A
  • Filed: 08/17/1983
  • Issued: 05/06/1986
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/17/1983
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of selectively applying continuously or intermittently a local anesthetic along the length of an operative wound comprising:

  • inserting a catheter means into the subcutaneous plane and inserting a catheter into the muscular plane, each catheter means substantially parallel to and in close proximity to the wound, each catheter means including means for distributing a liquid injected therein along the length of the wound in said respective plane;

    selectively, intermittently or continuously injecting a local anesthetic agent into each of the catheters to be substantially evenly dispersed along the length of the wound in each of said planes to thereby cause analgesia of the wound.

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