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Wound assessment method and apparatus

  • US 5,265,605 A
  • Filed: 06/25/1992
  • Issued: 11/30/1993
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/25/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for assessing and documenting a wound using a wound assessment and documentation apparatus comprising a wound assessment sheet, having wound documentation parameters and a wound assessment graph printed thereon, adhesively secured and peelably removable from a flexible disposable transparent backing sheet, comprising:

  • visually inspecting said wound and measuring said wound documentation parameters;

    entering said wound documentation parameters onto said wound assessment sheet;

    placing said wound assessment and documentation apparatus onto said wound with said backing sheet contacting said wound;

    tracing the outline of said wound onto said wound assessment graph;

    separating said wound assessment sheet from said backing sheet;

    disposing of said backing sheet.

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