Wound care method and system with one or both of vacuum-light therapy and thermally augmented oxygenation

• US 8,632,576 B2
• Filed: 01/26/2012
• Issued: 01/21/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/09/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: The Thermotek Incorporated
• Original Assignee: The Thermotek Incorporated
• Inventors: Quisenberry, Tony
• Primary Examiner(s): Thomson, Bill
• Assistant Examiner(s): LIPITZ, JEFFREY BRIAN
• Application Number:
  US13/359,210
• Publication Number:
  US 20120191031A1
• Time in Patent Office: 726 Days
• Field of Search: 606/9, 607 88- 90
• US Class Current: 607/88
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2007/0054 with a closed fluid circuit, e.g. hot water
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2007/0295 for heating or cooling or use at more than one temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2007/0296 Intervals of heating alternated with intervals of cooling
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 7/02 Compresses or poultices for effecting heating or cooling
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2033/143 with oxygen
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/0103 inflatable
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/0242 by a fluid circulating in the apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/10 with further special therapeutic means, e.g. electrotherapy, magneto therapy or radiation therapy, chromo therapy, infrared or ultraviolet therapy
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/50 Control means thereof
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/5043 Displays
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 33/14 Devices for gas baths with ozone, hydrogen, or the like production of ozone or hydrogen C01B, C25B1/02
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 9/0078 with intermittent or alternately inflated bladders or cuffs mattresses for preventing bed-sores with alternated pressurized chambers A61G7/05776
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 35/00 Devices for applying media, e.g. remedies, on the human body devices for handling toiletry or cosmetic substances A45D; absorbent pads, e.g. swabs, A61F13/15
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 35/30 Gas therapy for therapeutic treatment of the skin
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 37/00 Other apparatus for introducing media into the body for reproduction or fertilisation A61B17/425; apparatus for iontophoresis or cataphoresis A61N1/30; Percutany, i.e. introducing medicines into the body by diffusion through the skin salt baths A61H33/04
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 2005/0645 Applicators worn by the patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 2005/0649 using suction to fix the applicator to the tissue
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 2005/0652 Arrays of diodes
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 2005/0661 ultraviolet
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 5/00 Radiation therapy ultrasound therapy A61N7/00; devices or apparatus applicable to both therapy and diagnosis A61B6/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 5/0616 : Skin treatment other than tanning
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 5/0624 : for eliminating microbes, germs, bacteria on or in the body

Abstract

A system for treatment of a wound area of a patient including a first treatment pad comprising a plurality of Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) for cleaning and exposing a wound area to ultraviolet light, a second treatment pad comprising removal ports for exposing the wound area to a negative pressure, and a control unit interoperably connected to the first and second treatment pads for providing a negative pressure and the ultraviolet light to the wound area.

Claims

1. A therapy system comprising:

a combination therapy pad comprising a plurality of fiber-optic strands and a port;

a pressure switch fluidly coupled to the port;

an oxygen source fluidly coupled to the pressure switch;

a vacuum pump fluidly coupled to the pressure switch;

a plurality of light emitting diodes operationally coupled to the plurality of fiber-optic strands;

wherein the combination therapy pad administers at least one of vacuum therapy and oxygenation therapy via the pressure switch; and

further comprising a radio frequency antenna disposed in the therapy pad for delivering radio frequency energy to the wound.

2. The therapy system of claim 1, further comprising:

a heat transfer fluid reservoir fluidly coupled to the therapy pad by a plurality of tubes, the plurality of tubes defining a heat transfer fluid flow path; and

,

a thermoelectric element thermally exposed to the heat transfer fluid reservoir.

3. The therapy system of claim 1, further comprising a thermoelectric element thermally exposed to the oxygen source.

4. The therapy system of claim 1, further comprising a luer lock fluidly coupled to the therapy pad, wherein the luer lock allows administration of medications to a wound site without removal of the therapy pad.

5. The therapy system of claim 1, wherein the radio frequency antenna comprises a wire.

6. The therapy system of claim 1, wherein the radio frequency antenna receives a pulsed radio frequency signal.

7. The therapy system of claim 6, the pulsed radio frequency signal is approximately 27 MHz.

8. The therapy system of claim 6, wherein the pulsed radio frequency signal stimulates cellular bonding thereby promoting healing of a wound area.