Self contained wound dressing with micropump
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1. A wound dressing apparatus, which comprises:
- a wound dressing member including a cover member dimensioned for positioning over a wound bed; and
a micropump system including;
a micropump for applying subatmospheric pressure to at least the wound dressing member to facilitate removal of fluid from the wound bed, the micropump being disposed beneath the cover member adjacent the wound bed;
a pressure sensor adapted to detect pressure at a predetermined location relative to a wound dressing member, and send a corresponding signal to the control means said the control means include a motor controller adapted to control or vary the output of the micropump in response to the pressure sensed by the pressure sensor.
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Abstract
A composite wound dressing apparatus promotes healing of a wound via the use of a micropump system housed within or above a wound dressing member. The micropump system includes a miniature pump that applies a subatmospheric pressure to the wound to effectively draw wound fluid or exudate away from the wound bed without the need for a cumbersome external vacuum source. Hence, the wound dressing and micropump system is portable which allows the patient mobility that is unavailable when an external vacuum source is used. The patient does not need to be constrained for any period of time while exudate is being removed from the wound.
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15 Claims
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1. A wound dressing apparatus, which comprises:
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a wound dressing member including a cover member dimensioned for positioning over a wound bed; and a micropump system including; a micropump for applying subatmospheric pressure to at least the wound dressing member to facilitate removal of fluid from the wound bed, the micropump being disposed beneath the cover member adjacent the wound bed; a pressure sensor adapted to detect pressure at a predetermined location relative to a wound dressing member, and send a corresponding signal to the control means said the control means include a motor controller adapted to control or vary the output of the micropump in response to the pressure sensed by the pressure sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A wound dressing apparatus, which comprises:
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a wound dressing member including an absorbent member positionable relative to a wound bed; and a micropump system contained within or adjacent to the wound dressing member, the micropump system including; a micropump for applying subatmospheric pressure to the wound bed to facilitate removal of fluid from the wound bed, the micropump being at least partially encapsulated within the absorbent member; a pressure sensor to detect pressure at a predetermined location relative to the wound dressing member and a control means includes a motor controller adapted to control or vary the output of the micropump in response to the pressure sensed by the pressure sensor. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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