Intracorporeal temporary wound closure

• US 4,905,694 A
• Filed: 04/04/1989
• Issued: 03/06/1990
• Est. Priority Date: 04/04/1989
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Ethicon Incorporated (Johnson & Johnson)
• Original Assignee: Ethicon Incorporated (Johnson & Johnson)
• Inventors: Will, Fritz
• Primary Examiner(s): Coven, Edward M.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Jackson, Gary
• Application Number:
  US07/333,509
• Time in Patent Office: 336 Days
• Field of Search: 128/335, 24/390, 24/400
• US Class Current: 606/217
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/08 Wound clamps or clips, i.e. not or only partly penetrating the tissue suture bridges A61B17/0466; Devices for bringing together the edges of a wound
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/088 Sliding fasteners
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/2516 with distinct separable-fastener
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/2534 Opposed interlocking surface having dissimilar cross section

Abstract

The invention relates to a temporary wound closure for intracorporeal use comprising two strip-shaped sheets which are made from a sewable material coated at least in zones with plastics and whose zones overlapping in the closed condition are provided with interengaging profiled closure strips which can be brought into engagement by a clamping pusher, the strip-shaped sheet which is at the bottom in the closed condition having beneath its profiled closure strip a sealing or underengaging strip extending over the whole closure zone.

Claims

1. A bio-compatible temporary wound closure device for the intracorporeal closing of a surgical wound, said device comprising, two strip-shaped sheets, said sheets being of a sewable polyester fabric, a portion of said polyester fabric being coated with a plastic material to form a fluid impervious zone, said coated portions overlapping when the device is in the closed condition, said coated portions being provided with interengaging profiled closure strips which can be brought into engagement by a clamping pusher, the strip shaped sheet disposed at the bottom of the device, when the device is in the closed condition, having disposed beneath its closure strip a sealing or underengaging strip, said underengaging strip being an integral part of the strip shaped sheet disposed at the bottom of the device, said sealing or underengaging strip extending over the whole closure zone and disposed to contact said surgical wound whereby a fluid tight closure may be attained.

2. A wound closure device according to claim 1, characterized that the strip-shaped sheets have a width of at least 4 cm. and the sealing or underengaging strip is at least 1 cm. wide.