Custom patterned wound dressings having patterned fluid flow barriers and methods of manufacturing and using same
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1. A custom wound dressing comprising:
- (a) a plurality of layers extending laterally in the dressing, the plurality of layers including a wound interfacing layer that is configured to interface with a specific wound, the wound interfacing layer having a porous hydrophilic material; and
(b) at least one barrier in the wound interfacing layer for preventing or inhibiting a liquid absorbed by the porous hydrophilic material from spreading laterally from one side of the barrier to an opposed other side of the barrier.
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Abstract
A custom fabricated (e.g. custom shaped and dimensioned) wound dressing that matches a corresponding, pre-mapped integumentary wound includes one or more liquid flow barriers composed for example of a hydrophobic and high viscosity liquid embedded in a layer of the dressing. One such embedded hydrophobic liquid barrier covers a skin section immediately adjacent to the wound opening so as to protect the skin section from harmful liquids such as exudates or water. In one embodiment, the skin protecting barrier is substantially comprised of a silicone oil having a viscosity in the range of about 100 cSt to 1000 cSt.
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37 Claims
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1. A custom wound dressing comprising:
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(a) a plurality of layers extending laterally in the dressing, the plurality of layers including a wound interfacing layer that is configured to interface with a specific wound, the wound interfacing layer having a porous hydrophilic material; and (b) at least one barrier in the wound interfacing layer for preventing or inhibiting a liquid absorbed by the porous hydrophilic material from spreading laterally from one side of the barrier to an opposed other side of the barrier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A combination of a package and a custom wound dressing enclosed in the package wherein the wound dressing comprises:
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(a) a plurality of layers extending laterally in the dressing, including a layer of porous hydrophilic material; and (b) at least one barrier embedded in the layer of porous hydrophilic material, the barrier configured to prevent or inhibit a first liquid absorbed by the layer of the hydrophilic material from spreading laterally from one side of the barrier to an opposite side of the barrier, where the barrier is positioned at a location corresponding to a location of at least one of pre-mapped skin zones. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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