Wound care bandage and method of wound healing
First Claim
1. A wound care bandage for treating a wound, the wound care bandage comprising:
- a bandage layer that defines a pad recess and a pad and the pad is disposed in the pad recess;
a first snap button electrode and a second snap button electrode wherein each of the first snap button electrode and the second snap button electrode extends through the bandage layer and the bandage layer is secured to the first snap button electrode and the second snap button electrode;
an electronics housing secured to the first snap button electrode and secured to the second snap button electrode and a battery and wound care bandage electronics disposed in the electronics housing and wired to the first and second snap button electrodes;
wherein the battery is for powering the wound care bandage electronics and powering the first snap button electrode and the second snap button electrode such that the first and second electrodes are capable of delivering current to a wound; and
,further wherein the wound care bandage electronics has a main power path and electrical power from the battery is sent from the main power path to a wound care regulator, then to a wound care signal conditioner, then to a filter, and from the filter to the first and second snap button electrodes.
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Abstract
A wound healing system and a wound care bandage are provided. The wound care bandage has an electronics housing that houses a battery and wound care microcontroller. A bandage layer is provided and it defines a pad recess in which a pad is disposed. The pad has channels to allow for airflow. The wound care bandage at least first and second snap button electrodes, but there may be more snap button electrodes in other preferred embodiments. There are also electrically conductive adhesive strips with one being in contact with each of the first and second snap button electrodes. When current is controllably supplied to the first and second snap button electrodes a plurality of electric current flow paths are generated and that extend across the wound and stimulate the healing of the wound. The wound care bandage can be monitored and controlled wirelessly.
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Citations
17 Claims
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1. A wound care bandage for treating a wound, the wound care bandage comprising:
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a bandage layer that defines a pad recess and a pad and the pad is disposed in the pad recess; a first snap button electrode and a second snap button electrode wherein each of the first snap button electrode and the second snap button electrode extends through the bandage layer and the bandage layer is secured to the first snap button electrode and the second snap button electrode; an electronics housing secured to the first snap button electrode and secured to the second snap button electrode and a battery and wound care bandage electronics disposed in the electronics housing and wired to the first and second snap button electrodes; wherein the battery is for powering the wound care bandage electronics and powering the first snap button electrode and the second snap button electrode such that the first and second electrodes are capable of delivering current to a wound; and
,further wherein the wound care bandage electronics has a main power path and electrical power from the battery is sent from the main power path to a wound care regulator, then to a wound care signal conditioner, then to a filter, and from the filter to the first and second snap button electrodes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for delivering current to wound, the method comprising the acts of:
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providing a bandage layer that defines a pad recess and providing a pad and disposing the pad in the in the pad recess; providing a first snap button electrode and a second snap button electrode and extending the first snap button electrode and the second snap button electrode through the bandage layer and securing the bandage layer to the first snap button electrode and second snap button electrode; providing an electronics housing and securing the electronics housing to the first snap button electrode and the second snap button electrode, and providing a battery and wound care bandage electronics and disposing the battery and the wound care bandage electronics in the electronics housing such that the wound care bandage electronics can send electrical pulses to the wound; providing the wound care bandage electronics with an RF transceiver and providing a portable mobile device and wirelessly controlling the output electric pulses generated by the wound care bandage electronics and wirelessly monitoring and adjusting the out electric pulses with the portable mobile device to allow for real-time information exchange and control between the wound care bandage electronics and the portable mobile device; and
,providing first and second conductive adhesive strips and each defines a strip opening and the bandage layer has opposed first and second bandage layer surfaces, and the first and second conductive adhesive strips are adhered to the second bandage layer surface such that the first snap button electrode extends through the strip opening defined in the first conductive adhesive strip and the second snap button electrode extends through the strip opening defined in the second conductive adhesive strip and adhering the first and second conductive strips on the skin and wherein the wound is disposed between the first and second snap button electrodes and the first and second snap button electrodes make contact with the skin, and sending pulsed electric current to the first and second snap button electrodes to treat the wound. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A wound care bandage for treating a wound, the wound care bandage comprising:
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a bandage layer that defines a pad recess and a pad and the pad is disposed in the pad recess; a first snap button electrode and a second snap button electrode and a third snap button electrode wherein each of the first, second and third snap button electrodes extends through and the bandage layer and the bandage layer is secured to the first, second and third snap button electrodes; an electronics housing secured to the first, second and third snap button electrodes and a battery and wound care bandage electronics disposed in the electronics housing and wired to the first, second and third snap button electrodes and the wound care bandage electronics has a main power path and electrical power from the battery is sent from the main power path to a wound care regulator, then to a wound care signal conditioner, then to a filter, and from the filter to the first, second and third snap button electrodes; wherein the battery is for powering the wound care bandage electronics and powering the first, second and third snap button electrodes and the first, second and third snap button electrodes are capable of being positioned around the wound such that the first, second and third electrodes are capable of delivering current to the wound; and
,wherein the wound care bandage electronics include a RF transceiver to allow for real-time information exchange between the wound care bandage electronics and a portable mobile device such that output electric pulses generated by the wound care bandage electronics and delivered to the first, second and third snap button electrodes can be wirelessly monitored and adjusted. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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