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Vacuum therapy and cleansing dressing for wounds

  • US 7,867,206 B2
  • Filed: 09/19/2003
  • Issued: 01/11/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/29/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of treating an open wound having a wound surface located inwardly of healthy skin surrounding the open wound, the method comprising:

  • providing a relatively thin and flexible member having a wound contacting surface with holes in the wound contacting surface, a port to be attached to a vacuum source, a plurality of channels extending between the holes and the port, and spacers coupled to the wound contacting surface, wherein the spacers and the wound contacting surface are made from the same material,positioning the member so that at least a portion of the member is inside the open wound having at least some of the spacers resting against the wound surface to space the wound contacting surface of the member apart from the wound surface, andproviding a cover over the member to define a space above the wound surface in which a vacuum is formed when the port is connected to a vacuum source.

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