Device and method for wound therapy
First Claim
1. A disposable wound-therapy device comprising:
- a fluid-impermeable housing having a cavity therein, wherein the cavity includes at least one opening adapted to encompass at least a portion of a wound region of a patient, and a chamber for receiving a fluid;
a perimeter surrounding the at least one opening;
means for sealing the perimeter to a surface of the patient proximate the wound region; and
a porous sponge associated with the cavity, wherein the sponge is capable of retaining a fluid therein; and
an osmotic cell, having an osmotic membrane, positioned between the cavity and the chamber, for removing the fluid from the sponge, and transporting said fluid into the chamber.
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Abstract
A disposable wound-healing device is disclosed that incorporates a housing having a fluid-impermeable material having a cavity and a perimeter that can be sealed in an air-tight manner over a wound region of a patient. The device is capable of producing a negative pressure over the wound region by either removing oxygen from within the cavity, or absorbing fluid into the cavity and then removing the fluid from the cavity. The oxygen may be removed via chemical absorption, by an electrochemical cell or by a chemical reaction that cannibalizes oxygen from the cavity. The fluid may be removed through the use of osmotic or electro-osmotic cells, or through a one-way valve. The negative partial pressure over the wound region promotes healing.
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22 Claims
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1. A disposable wound-therapy device comprising:
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a fluid-impermeable housing having a cavity therein, wherein the cavity includes at least one opening adapted to encompass at least a portion of a wound region of a patient, and a chamber for receiving a fluid; a perimeter surrounding the at least one opening; means for sealing the perimeter to a surface of the patient proximate the wound region; and a porous sponge associated with the cavity, wherein the sponge is capable of retaining a fluid therein; and an osmotic cell, having an osmotic membrane, positioned between the cavity and the chamber, for removing the fluid from the sponge, and transporting said fluid into the chamber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A disposable wound-therapy device comprising:
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a fluid impermeable housing having a cavity therein and a retention chamber, wherein the cavity includes a sponge and at least one opening adapted to encompass at least a portion of a wound region of a patient; a perimeter substantially surrounding the at least one opening; and an osmotic cell, having an osmotic membrane, positioned between the chamber and the cavity, for removing fluid from within the cavity, and transporting said fluid into the retention chamber. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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