Method and system for wound care
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1. A wound-care assembly comprising:
- a base layer;
a film layer operatively coupled to the base layer;
a fluid conductor in fluid communication with a wound and a vacuum source, the fluid conductor being sized to fit inside the wound;
a fiber-optic patch comprising a plurality of fiber-optic strands, the fiber-optic strands being pressed and secured into contact with an interior surface of the wound by the fluid conductor;
wherein the fiber-optic patch provides ultraviolet light to the wound; and
wherein a relative vacuum is applied to the wound via the vacuum source and the fluid conductor.
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Abstract
In one aspect, the present invention relates to a wound-care assembly The wound-care assembly includes a base layer. A film layer is operatively coupled to the base layer and a fluid conductor is in fluid communication with a wound and a vacuum source. The wound-care assembly further includes a fiber-optic patch comprising a plurality of fiber-optic strands. The fiber-optic strands are pressed into contact with an interior surface of the wound by the fluid conductor. The fiber-optic patch provides ultraviolet light to the wound and the relative vacuum is applied to the wound via the vacuum source and the fluid conductor.
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1. A wound-care assembly comprising:
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a base layer; a film layer operatively coupled to the base layer; a fluid conductor in fluid communication with a wound and a vacuum source, the fluid conductor being sized to fit inside the wound; a fiber-optic patch comprising a plurality of fiber-optic strands, the fiber-optic strands being pressed and secured into contact with an interior surface of the wound by the fluid conductor; wherein the fiber-optic patch provides ultraviolet light to the wound; and wherein a relative vacuum is applied to the wound via the vacuum source and the fluid conductor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of utilizing a wound-care assembly, the method comprising:
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applying a fiber-optic patch to a wound; sizing a fluid conductor to fit inside the wound; pressing and securing the fiber-optic patch into contact with an inner surface of the wound via the fluid conductor; applying a vacuum applicator to the fluid conductor; applying ultraviolet light to the wound via the fiber-optic patch; and applying a relative vacuum to the wound via the fluid conductor. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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