Sock for treatment of foot and leg wounds, methods of use and manufacture
First Claim
1. Apparatus comprising:
- a tubular body configured to be disposed around an extremity of a patient and to apply compression to the extremity, the tubular body having a longitudinal direction and a circumferential direction,the tubular body including a treatment area having a first filament, a second filament, and a third filament, both the first filament and the second filament disposed to engage a surface of the extremity, the first filament and the third filament oriented in the circumferential direction and the second filament oriented in the longitudinal direction, the first filament arranged in a first circumferential band, the third filament arranged in a second circumferential band adjacent the first circumferential band,the first filament including AgNP in a concentration effective to promote healing of a wound on the surface of the extremity, the second filament including a metal having a composition that forms a galvanic couple with silver, the third filament being substantially devoid of AgNP, the first filament and the second filament being arranged in the tubular body, and the AgNP and metal being arranged in the first filament and the second filament, such that the AgNP and metal form galvanic couples across at least a portion of the treatment area when in the presence of a fluid in the wound of the extremity that produce an electric current in an amount effective to further promote healing of the wound.
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Abstract
A tubular body is configured to be disposed around and to apply compression to an extremity. The tubular body includes a treatment area having a first filament and a second filament. Both the first filament and the second filament are disposed to engage the surface of the extremity. The first filament includes AgNP in a concentration effective to promote healing of a wound on the surface of the extremity. The second filament includes a metal having a composition that forms a galvanic couple with silver. The first filament and the second filament are arranged in the tubular body such that the AgNP and metal form galvanic couples across at least a portion of the treatment area when in the presence of a fluid in the wound of the extremity that produce an electric current in an amount effective to further promote healing of the wound.
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32 Claims
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1. Apparatus comprising:
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a tubular body configured to be disposed around an extremity of a patient and to apply compression to the extremity, the tubular body having a longitudinal direction and a circumferential direction, the tubular body including a treatment area having a first filament, a second filament, and a third filament, both the first filament and the second filament disposed to engage a surface of the extremity, the first filament and the third filament oriented in the circumferential direction and the second filament oriented in the longitudinal direction, the first filament arranged in a first circumferential band, the third filament arranged in a second circumferential band adjacent the first circumferential band, the first filament including AgNP in a concentration effective to promote healing of a wound on the surface of the extremity, the second filament including a metal having a composition that forms a galvanic couple with silver, the third filament being substantially devoid of AgNP, the first filament and the second filament being arranged in the tubular body, and the AgNP and metal being arranged in the first filament and the second filament, such that the AgNP and metal form galvanic couples across at least a portion of the treatment area when in the presence of a fluid in the wound of the extremity that produce an electric current in an amount effective to further promote healing of the wound. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. Apparatus comprising:
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a tubular body configured to be disposed around an extremity of a patient and to apply compression to the extremity, the tubular body including a treatment area having a first filament and a second filament, both the first filament and the second filament disposed to engage the surface of the extremity, the first filament including AgNP in a concentration effective to promote healing of a wound on a surface of the extremity, the second filament including a metal having a composition that forms a galvanic couple with silver, the first filament and the second filament being arranged in the tubular body, and the AgNP and metal being arranged in the filaments, such that the AgNP and metal form galvanic couples across at least a portion of the treatment area when in the presence of a fluid in the wound of the extremity that produce an electric current in an amount effective to further promote healing of the wound, the galvanic couples producing an electric voltage between 10 mV and 60 mV. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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