Method for treating wound, dressing for use therewith and apparatus and system for fabricating dressing
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1. A system for fabricating a wound dressing customized for a wound, the system comprising:
- one or more actuators within the system, the one or more actuators configured to cause relative motions between materials for fabricating the customized wound dressing; and
a controller configured to receive wound dressing specification defining characteristics of the customized wound dressing, the characteristics comprising at least a shape of the customized wound dressing, the controller connected to the one or more actuators to control the one or more actuators based on the wound dressing specification to shape and prepare the customized wound dressing as defined by the wound dressing specification.
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Abstract
A method of treating a wound using a customized dressing. In the method, at least one wound characteristic is evaluated. A treatment need as a function of the at least one wound characteristic is determined. A dressing having a dressing characteristic responsive to the treatment need is fabricated and applied to the wound. A dressing for use therewith and an apparatus and system for fabricating the dressing are provided.
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1. A system for fabricating a wound dressing customized for a wound, the system comprising:
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one or more actuators within the system, the one or more actuators configured to cause relative motions between materials for fabricating the customized wound dressing; and a controller configured to receive wound dressing specification defining characteristics of the customized wound dressing, the characteristics comprising at least a shape of the customized wound dressing, the controller connected to the one or more actuators to control the one or more actuators based on the wound dressing specification to shape and prepare the customized wound dressing as defined by the wound dressing specification. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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