Biocompatible wound dressing
First Claim
1. A biocompatible wound dressing comprising:
- an includable scaffold having a surface adapted to be placed in contact with a tissue site at which new cell growth is desired, the includable scaffold having an invadable space to facilitate cellular growth from the tissue site into the includable scaffold; and
a vacuum source in fluid communication with the includable scaffold for delivering negative pressure to the includable scaffold;
wherein the includable scaffold remains in place following treatment.
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Abstract
A biocompatible wound dressing comprised of a pad for insertion substantially into a wound site and wound drape for sealing enclosure of the foam pad at the wound site. The pad, comprised of a foam or other like material having relatively few open cells in contact with the areas upon which cell growth is to be encouraged so as to avoid unwanted adhesions, but having sufficiently numerous open cells so that drainage and negative pressure therapy may continue unimpaired, is placed in fluid communication with a vacuum source for promotion of fluid drainage, as known in the art. The pad is further comprised of an ultra-low density fused-fibrous ceramic, or a bioabsorbable branched polymer, or cell growth enhancing matrix or scaffolding.
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29 Claims
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1. A biocompatible wound dressing comprising:
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an includable scaffold having a surface adapted to be placed in contact with a tissue site at which new cell growth is desired, the includable scaffold having an invadable space to facilitate cellular growth from the tissue site into the includable scaffold; and a vacuum source in fluid communication with the includable scaffold for delivering negative pressure to the includable scaffold; wherein the includable scaffold remains in place following treatment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A biocompatible wound dressing comprising:
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a cell-growth-enhancing matrix having a surface adapted to be placed in contact with a tissue site at which new cell growth is desired, the cell-growth-enhancing matrix having an invadable space to facilitate cellular growth from the tissue site into the cell-growth-enhancing matrix; and a vacuum source in fluid communication with the cell-growth-enhancing matrix for delivering negative pressure to the cell-growth-enhancing matrix; wherein the cell-growth-enhancing matrix remains in place following treatment. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of promoting new cell growth at a wound site comprising:
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positioning an includable scaffold in contact with the wound site; and delivering a negative pressure to the wound site through the includable scaffold to induce new cell growth at the wound site and within the includable scaffold; and following delivery of negative pressure, allowing the includable scaffold to remain at the wound site. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of promoting new cell growth at a wound site comprising:
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positioning a bioabsorbable pad in contact with the wound site; and delivering a negative pressure to the wound site through the bioabsorbable pad to induce new cell growth at the wound site and within the bioabsorbable pad. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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