Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
602053000 | Compressive element over wound site | 57 |
20090082711 | Bandaging structure and methodology - A dynamic-action, pliable, anatomically conformable bandaging structure for application to an anatomical wound including a pliable, low-rebound, viscoelastic, acceleration-rate-sensitive cushioning expanse which is placeable confrontingly adjacent such a wound, and operatively associated and structurally united with that cushioning expanse, adjustable, pressure-fluid-inflatable structure. An associated methodology features the steps of (a) applying over a wound area a first, dynamic-action bandaging structure in the form of the mentioned cushioning material, (b) by such applying, furnishing dynamic, low-rebound, viscoelastic, acceleration-rate-sensitive pressure-applying behavior, and (c) utilizing the mentioned pressure-fluid-inflatable structure, applying, through the cushioning material, collaborative, dynamic, controlled, contained pressure-fluid action. | 03-26-2009 |
20090099496 | PRESSURE BANDAGE WITH MEDICATION DELIVERY SYSTEM - A pressure bandage ( | 04-16-2009 |
20090112141 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A MEDICAL DRESSING - The invention relates to a medical dressing having an elastic material for encircling about a body member, an elastomer attached to the elastic material and adapted to directly contact a wound on the body member, and where the elastomer includes an additive for treating the wound, wherein the elastic material applies compressive force to the elastomer and wound as the elastic material encircles the body member. | 04-30-2009 |
20090131845 | METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OR PREVENTION OR SCARS AND/OR KELOIDS - Devices, bandages, kits and methods are described that can control or regulate the mechanical environment of a wound to ameliorate scar and/or keloid formation. The mechanical environment of a wound includes stress, strain, and any combination of stress and strain. The control of a wound's mechanical environment can be active, passive, dynamic, or static. The devices are configured to be removably secured to a skin surface in proximity to the wound site and shield the wound from endogenous and/or exogenous stress. | 05-21-2009 |
20090131846 | TREATMENT OR PREVENTION OF SCARS AND/OR KELOIDS - Devices, bandages, kits and methods are described that can control or regulate the mechanical environment of a wound to ameliorate scar and/or keloid formation. The mechanical environment of a wound includes stress, strain, and any combination of stress and strain. The control of a wound's mechanical environment can be active, passive, dynamic, or static. The devices are configured to be removably secured to a skin surface in proximity to the wound site and shield the wound from endogenous and/or exogenous stress. | 05-21-2009 |
20090177134 | VACUUM HEAD DRESSING - A post-operative or trauma-site head dressing ( | 07-09-2009 |
20090182255 | Device and Method for Treating Ear Injuries - An improved non-invasive ear compression dressing or splinting device is provided for prevention, treatment and recurrence of injuries to the outer ear such as auricular hematoma. The device includes a structure including a pair of first and second pads, and a pressure applying assembly. The pads are assembled in pairs in opposing, facing relation to compressibly engage the injured portion of an external ear. The pressure applying assembly includes an adjustment mechanism for forcing one pad assembly towards the other in a continuously adjustable, controlled manner creating a compression of the ear tissues required for proper healing between the two opposing pads. | 07-16-2009 |
20090264807 | SELF CONTAINED WOUND DRESSING WITH MICROPUMP - A composite wound dressing apparatus promotes healing of a wound via the use of a micropump system housed within a wound dressing member. The micropump system includes a miniature pump that applies a subatmospheric pressure to the wound to effectively draw wound fluid or exudate away from the wound bed without the need for an external vacuum source. Hence, the wound dressing and micropump system is portable which allows the patient mobility that is unavailable when an external vacuum source is used. The patient does not need to be constrained for any period of time while exudate is being removed from the wound. | 10-22-2009 |
20090287132 | WOUND DRESSING ADHESIVE COMPRESSION DEVICE - An apparatus for promoting the healing of a wound includes a pressure-sensitive adhesive disposed around a periphery of the wound, and a membrane layer in positioned over the wound with a lower surface in contact with the pressure-sensitive adhesive to form a substantially fluid-tight seal to define reservoir over the wound in which a negative pressure may be maintained. In fluid communication with the reservoir is a vacuum source suitable for providing an appropriate negative pressure to the reservoir to stimulate healing of the wound. A resilient member is placed over an upper surface of the membrane layer, and a compression member is configured to apply a compressive force to the resilient member. The resilient member distributes the compressive force to the membrane layer to reinforce the fluid tight-seal. | 11-19-2009 |
20090299254 | Compressive head dressings and associated methods - A compressive dressing and method allow quick, simple and effective treatment of head trauma by cinching and, optionally, an elastomeric layer. | 12-03-2009 |
20090299255 | REDUCED-PRESSURE DRESSING ASSEMBLIES FOR USE IN APPLYING A CLOSING FORCE - A closing dressing bolster and assembly for use with a system for treating a linear wound on a patient includes a bolster body formed from a flexible closing bolster material having closing members that are operable to develop an inward closing force when the closing dressing bolster is placed under reduced pressure. In one aspect, when the closing dressing bolster is under reduced pressure, the system, dressing, or assembly develops an inward force realized at the linear wound and a compression force. A wicking-material holder and wicking material may be used as well. The member components may all be see-through to allow visual inspection of the wound without requiring removal of the dressing. | 12-03-2009 |
20090299256 | SEE-THROUGH, REDUCED-PRESSURE DRESSINGS AND SYSTEMS - A see-through dressing assembly is presented for use with a reduced-pressure system for treating a wound on a patient using reduced pressure that allows visual observation of the wound during treatment. The dressing assembly includes a bolster for providing a directed force when under reduced pressure, a sealing member for covering the bolster and providing a seal over the bolster and a patient's epidermis, and wherein the bolster and sealing member are formed from see-through materials sufficient to allow perception of color from a point external to the system. Other systems, dressings, and methods are presented. | 12-03-2009 |
20090299257 | REDUCED-PRESSURE SURGICAL WOUND TREATMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A reduced-pressure system for treating tissue, such as damaged subcutaneous tissue, includes a shaped dressing bolster for placing on the patient's epidermis and substantially sized to overlay the damaged subcutaneous tissue. The system further includes a sealing subsystem for providing a fluid seal over the shaped dressing bolster and a portion of the patient's epidermis, and a reduced-pressure subsystem for delivering a reduced pressure to the sealing subsystem. The reduced-pressure system may develop a force, which may include a vertical force that is realized at tissue site deeper than the epidermis or a closing force directed towards the incision. The shaped dressing bolster is shaped to evenly distribute the force. Other methods and systems are included. | 12-03-2009 |
20090306570 | TUBULAR COMPRESSION BANDAGE - The invention relates to a tubular compression bandage made of a textile hosiery which is largely inelastic laterally to the longitudinal direction and is elastic in the longitudinal direction, and which is adapted in tubular form to the contours of the limb in such a way that, when the bandage is applied, it snugly surrounds the limb, the bandage being divided by at least one closure running in the longitudinal direction, such that, when the closure is open, the bandage is applicable to the limb, and when the closure is closed, the bandage firmly surrounds the limb. The bandage material is designed by an elastic, porous knitted fabric having incorporated, circumferential inelastic tension threads for forming a lateral inelasticity, while maintaining the longitudinal elasticity, and the bandage is provided with a window which is held closed or completely or partially open by a textile cover which is made of longitudinally and laterally elastic material and is adapted to the window. | 12-10-2009 |
20100262059 | MEDICAL INSTRUMENT FOR APPLYING COMPRESSING FORCE TO BODY TRUNK AND EXTREMITIES - A medical instrument for applying compressing force to body trunk or extremities in accordance with the present invention comprises a bandage-like compression fabric and fastening means for releasably fastening opposed first and second surfaces of the compression fabric to each other at a plurality of points in a longitudinal direction of the compression fabric. | 10-14-2010 |
20100280428 | MEDICAL DEVICE FOR SHRINKING OPEN WOUNDS - A wound closure device has internal and external components designed to close, shrink or approximate an open wound. The internal component preferably comprises sachets filled with highly absorbent material such as carboxymethylcellulose, disposed at the surface of the wound bed to absorb exudate from the wound. The external components preferable include paddles that adhere to the skin, and form part of, or have a mechanism to couple to an elastic tensioning fabric. The internal component is placed between the open wound and the elastic tensioning fabric, such that expansion of the internal component applies pressure on the wound base. It is contemplated that the two components will work synergistically together to create ‘micro-deformation’ forces that stimulate granulation tissue. | 11-04-2010 |
20110066096 | DEVICE FOR TRACTION WOUND CLOSURE - Devices and methods aimed at shortening the time required for healing open wounds are disclosed. The tissues adjacent to wounds are expanded and/or stretched medially by means of an actuator which compressed by vacuum exerts traction on adjacent skin or tissues by means of an adhesively applied circumferent or transverse flange, thus reducing the size of the wound. The degree of vacuum, and traction, may be varied according to demand and applied continuously, cyclically or intermittently. Active treatment of the wound may be accomplished concomitantly by means of a conduit through the said actuator. | 03-17-2011 |
20110092872 | MEDICAL COMPRESSION THERAPY MATERIAL, BANDAGE AND CLOTHING PIECE - A material for a product for the compression of body parts includes a two-dimensional base body. At least one linear protuberance, which extends longitudinally in a basic direction, is formed on at least one flat side of this base body. The at least one protuberance has at least one section which is aligned obliquely and/or transversely to its basic direction. | 04-21-2011 |
20110092873 | BANDAGING ELEMENT OF FIRST AID BANDAGE AND FIRST AID BANDAGE - A first aid bandage includes bandaging material ( | 04-21-2011 |
20110130697 | WOUND TREATMENT DEVICE AND METHOD - A method of aiding the healing of a wound in a limb of a patient, the method comprises elevating the limb to a substantially horizontal or greater than horizontal angle, and applying electrical signals across the wound to stimulate healing. Also, a method and device for aiding the healing of a wound in a limb of a patient operates to generate electrical signals for a period of time at repeated intervals in accordance with a treatment regime for application of the electrical signals to electrodes applied around the wound to apply the electrical signals across the wound; to detect motion and/or elevation of the limb; and to control the application of the electrical signals to the electrodes in response to the detection to modify the treatment regime to preferentially apply the electrical signals across the wound when the limb is active and/or elevated. Further, a method and device for aiding the healing of a wound in a limb of a patient operates to generate electrical signals for a period of time at repeated intervals in accordance with a treatment regime for application to electrodes applied around the wound to apply the electrical signals across the wound; and to warn the patient before the electrical signals are going to be applied to across the wound to enable the patient to take required action in compliance with the treatment regime. | 06-02-2011 |
20110144555 | WOUNDDRESSING AND HEADGEAR - A wound dressing comprising a sealed enclosure having at least one compartment; a plurality of spaced apart pillar-like structures positioned within the at least one compartment; and means for evacuating air from the at least one compartment, wherein the evacuation of air from the at least one compartment causes a reduction in the distance between at least two of the pillar-like structures. | 06-16-2011 |
20110152738 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR DRESSING APPLICATORS - Devices, kits and methods described herein may be for wound healing, including the treatment, amelioration, or prevention of scars and/or keloids by applying and/or maintaining a pre-determined strain in an elastic skin treatment device that is then affixed to the skin surface using skin adhesives to transfer a generally planar force from the bandage to the skin surface. Applicators are used to apply and/or maintain the strains, and some of the applicators are further configured to provide at least some mechanical advantage to the user when exerting loads onto the skin treatment device. | 06-23-2011 |
20110172581 | HEMOSTATIC COMPOSITIONS AND USES THEREFOR - The present invention relates generally to the field of hemostasis, including methods, compositions, and devices that can be employed to achieve hemostasis at an increased rate. More specifically the present invention relates to hemostatic compositions that achieve a hemostatic effect at a distance from the site of application of the composition, and a method for administering such a composition to effectively reduce localized vascular complications associated with treating a breach or puncture in a vein or artery and reduce the time to achieve hemostasis. | 07-14-2011 |
20110282261 | COMPRESSION BANDAGE - A compression bandage shaped as an elongate rectangle is made of a textile fabric on which a hook strip is fastened along a narrow side of a small portion of a lateral face, or hook side. The fabric contains elastic filaments running in a longitudinal direction and, in a transverse direction, includes virtually inelastic supporting filaments having a spring constant in the longitudinal direction that ranges from 0.3 to 3 Newtons/cm of longitudinal stretching and a per meter length and per decimeter width of the compression bandage. Small loops made of soft filaments are interwoven and distributed uniformly over the entire area of the lateral face, or fleece side, opposite the hook strip. These small loops are oriented approximately perpendicularly to the lateral face, in size and distance from one another, and are complementary to the hooks of the hook strip for forming a releasable hook-and-loop closure. | 11-17-2011 |
20120029406 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR COMPRESSING WOUNDS - A dressing for applying compression to a wound in a patient includes a bladder having a non-deformable end wall and a deformable membrane. The dressing may include a flexible web having an adhesive layer on one side thereof for securing the dressing to the patient so as to hold the bladder against the patient's skin. Upon inflation, the deformable membrane projects towards the patient's skin and exerts pressure on the wound to reduce the flow of blood from the wound. | 02-02-2012 |
20120035521 | SEGMENTED SKIN TREATMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Devices, kits and methods described herein may be for wound healing, including the treatment, amelioration, or prevention of scars and/or keloids by applying and/or maintaining a pre-determined strain in an elastic skin treatment device that is then affixed to the skin surface using skin adhesives to transfer a generally planar force from the bandage to the skin surface. Applicators are used to apply and/or maintain the strains, and some of the applicators are further configured to provide at least some mechanical advantage to the user when exerting loads onto the skin treatment device. | 02-09-2012 |
20120046590 | SKIN STRAINING DEVICES AND METHODS - A skin frame or other skin straining device strains skin on each side of a wound where a wound has been closed to off load stresses at the wound site. A dressing may be applied to the strained skin. The dressing may be integral with one or more elements of the skin straining device. | 02-23-2012 |
20120046591 | TREATMENT DEVICES AND METHODS WITH EXTENDING ELEMENTS - Devices, bandages, kits and methods are described that can control or regulate the mechanical environment of a wound to ameliorate scar and/or keloid formation. The mechanical environment of a wound includes stress, strain, and any combination of stress and strain. The control of a wound's mechanical environment can be active, passive, dynamic, or static. The devices are configured to be removably secured to a skin surface in proximity to the wound site and shield the wound from endogenous and/or exogenous stress. | 02-23-2012 |
20120065566 | METHOD AND APPRATUS FOR RELEASABLY RETAINING BANDAGES - There is provided herein a bandage folded upon itself to have a plurality of panels or rolled and a device having an elongated body portion and end elements at its two opposite ends sized and shaped to extend through several panels of the folded bandage, and retain the bandage in a folded configuration, while allowing a user to unfold the bandage without removing the device. The bandage may be unfolded, panel-by-panel, by pulling on an end panel of the bandage, causing it to be released from the device, and pulling on released panels or topmost retained panels to free the topmost retained panels, each in turn. | 03-15-2012 |
20120083724 | SEGMENTED SKIN TREATMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Devices, kits and methods described herein may be for wound healing, including the treatment, amelioration, or prevention of scars and/or keloids by applying and/or maintaining a pre-determined strain in an elastic skin treatment device that is then affixed to the skin surface using skin adhesives to transfer a generally planar force from the bandage to the skin surface. Applicators are used to apply and/or maintain the strains, and some of the applicators are further configured to provide at least some mechanical advantage to the user when exerting loads onto the skin treatment device. | 04-05-2012 |
20120123311 | MULTIPURPOSE MEDICAL WRAP - The multipurpose medical wrap serves as a dressing, covering, splint holder, and/or various other emergency medical uses. The wrap includes a central pad having two layers of material defining a plurality of internal s pockets therebetween for the insertion of various treatment packs and/or splints therein. The pad includes a relatively soft sheet to protect the area to which it is applied, and a relatively thin, non-insulating sheet that allows the pad to be reversed for use in applying hot and cold packs and the like. An end flap extends from each end of the central pad for additional protection and/or treatment. A plurality of laterally overlapping straps extends from each side of the central pad. Corresponding opposite straps are interwoven to secure the wrap to the body, some straps being used to form a sling and/or torso securing swath when the wrap is used as an arm treatment. | 05-17-2012 |
20120172778 | Shape and Pressure Adjustable Dressing - A dressing for covering a wound in which the dressing includes: a first component having a first shape with a first dimension; a second component releasably attached to a first surface of the first component to maintain the first component in a second shape different from the first shape, the second shape having a second dimension longer than the first dimension; and an adhesive disposed on a surface of the first component different from the first surface for attaching the first component to the wound such that the second component can be released from the first component to allow the first component to take the first shape to apply a pressure to portions of the skin surrounding the wound to close the wound. | 07-05-2012 |
20120172779 | SHAPE AND PRESSURE ADJUSTABLE DRESSING - A dressing for covering a wound. The dressing including: a first component having a first shape; a second component releasably attached to a first surface of the first component to maintain the first component in a second shape different from the first shape; and an adhesive disposed on a surface of the first component different from the first surface for attaching the first component to the wound such that the second component can be released from the first component to allow the first component to take the first shape to apply a pressure to portions of the skin surrounding the wound to close the wound; wherein the second component is a mechanical device. | 07-05-2012 |
20120226213 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING PRESSURE ENHANCEMENT - There is provided an apparatus for applying pressure to a wound, the apparatus comprising a main body portion having a top panel and two sides, the apparatus is adapted to be positioned on a dressing opposing a wound, such that the top panel is essentially parallel to a surface of a dressing. There is further provided a bandage comprising an elongated web, adapted to be folded upon itself, a dressing disposed on a wound surface of the web and a pressure enhancement member adapted to be directly or indirectly the dressing opposite the wound, wherein the pressure enhancement member comprises a main body portion having a top panel and two sides, the top panel is essentially parallel to the dressing. | 09-06-2012 |
20120226214 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR SKIN TIGHTENING - The methods, procedures, kits, and devices described herein assist with the healing process of tissue that was previously or simultaneously treated for a therapeutic or cosmetic effect. The methods, procedures, kits, and devices described herein can also provide temporary simulated results of a cosmetic procedure to allow for visual assessment to select the type of procedure or for treatment planning in advance of the surgical procedure. | 09-06-2012 |
20120238933 | Two-Layer Compression Bandage System and Methods of Making and Using the Same - A compression kit including an inner layer, comprising a foam material, and an outer layer, comprising a separate elastic compression bandage is disclosed. An article comprising foam with two major surfaces, one of which has been coated with a hydrophilic agent to be applied against the skin is disclosed. A method of manufacturing the foam article with the skin-facing hydrophilic surface is disclosed. A method of applying the compression kit to a patient's leg or other body part is disclosed. | 09-20-2012 |
20120238934 | COMPRESSION SYSTEM - The invention relates to a compression system ( | 09-20-2012 |
20120277647 | Shape and Pressure Adjustable Dressing - A dressing for application to skin is provided. The dressing including: first and second portions; an adhesive applied on a surface of the first and second portions for adhering the first and second portions to the skin; an elastic member having one end connected to the first portion and another end connected to the second portion; and a locking member disposed between the first and second portions for restraining the elastic member into a first shape; wherein when the locking member is at least partially removed from between the first and second portions, the elastic member moves in a direction towards an unrestrained second shape. | 11-01-2012 |
20130110026 | STRAINED SKIN TREATMENT DEVICES AND METHODS | 05-02-2013 |
20130190673 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR SKIN TIGHTENING - The methods, procedures, kits, and devices described herein assist with the healing process of tissue that was previously or simultaneously treated for a therapeutic or cosmetic effect. The methods, procedures, kits, and devices described herein can also provide temporary simulated results of a cosmetic procedure to allow for visual assessment to select the type of procedure or for treatment planning in advance of the surgical procedure. | 07-25-2013 |
20130237895 | Shape and Pressure Adjustable Dressing - A method of closing a wound with a dressing. The method including: restraining at least a portion of the dressing corresponding to the wound into a first shape; adhering first and second portions of the dressing across the wound; removing the restraint from the dressing while the first and second portions are adhered to the skin by removing a member from the dressing to allow at least the portion to move towards a second shape and apply a force tending to close the wound. | 09-12-2013 |
20130261527 | PRESSURE GLOVE - This invention discloses a therapeutic post-injury pressure glove and a method to produce the same. The pressure glove is configured to apply pressure onto a plurality of pressure-receiving regions of an injured hand such that each pressure-receiving region receives a pressure within an upper bound and a lower bound determined therefor. In one embodiment, the pressure glove comprises a plurality of custom pressure-applying fabric portions each of which is configured to direct a pressure onto one of the pressure-receiving regions. A suitable fabric specific for each fabric portion is selected so that adequate pressure is provided on a wounded area while maintaining a low pressure on an intact part of the hand. The pressure glove is fabricated with a size less than the hand's size by a reduction factor. The reduction factor and the set of selected fabrics are determined via obtaining a computed pressure distribution. | 10-03-2013 |
20130267881 | Shape and Pressure Adjustable Dressing for Puncture Wounds - A method for closing a puncture wound on skin. The method including: adhering a first surface of a first member having an unrestrained shape to the skin and over the puncture; and subsequent to the adhering, removing a second member for restraining the first member in a restrained shape from the first member. Where at least a normal force is applied to the puncture wound due to the removal of the second member from the first member which causes the first member to change towards the unrestrained shape. The removing can further cause a force substantially perpendicular to the normal force which tends to close the puncture wound. | 10-10-2013 |
20130317407 | Energy-Delivery System and Method for Controlling Blood Loss from Wounds - An energy delivery system for controlling blood loss is provided. The system includes an energy-activated patch configured for placement on tissue. The patch includes an energy-delivering layer configured to deliver energy to the tissue. The system also includes an energy source in operative engagement with the energy-activated patch for energizing the energy-delivering layer. | 11-28-2013 |
20140012174 | Adhesive Bandage - An adhesive bandage is provided with a support cup having an annular marking formed on a periphery of an outer surface; a circular cushion member fitted in the support cup; a sliding cup; a sliding disc in the sliding cup and engaged the cushion member, the sliding disc being capable of sliding into the support cup; and a resilient main body including a transparent dome for concealing the sliding cup, the cushion member, the sliding disc, and the support cup, a first adhesive strip extending from a periphery of the dome; a second adhesive strip, opposite the first adhesive strip, extending from the periphery of the dome; a hook and loop fabric fastener on ends of the first and second adhesive strips. | 01-09-2014 |
20140052042 | MEDICAL DEVICE - A medical device for covered wound relief, comprising: an annular pressure member for separating a skin fold covering or overlapping a wound, and wherein the pressure member has at least one aperture extending therethrough for aeration of the wound. | 02-20-2014 |
20140135677 | SEGMENTED SKIN TREATMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Devices, kits and methods described herein may be for wound healing, including the treatment, amelioration, or prevention of scars and/or keloids by applying and/or maintaining a pre-determined strain in an elastic skin treatment device that is then affixed to the skin surface using skin adhesives to transfer a generally planar force from the bandage to the skin surface. Applicators are used to apply and/or maintain the strains, and some of the applicators are further configured to provide at least some mechanical advantage to the user when exerting loads onto the skin treatment device. | 05-15-2014 |
20140135678 | SKIN TREATMENT DEVICES WITH LOCKING MECHANISMS - Devices, kits and methods described herein may be for wound healing, including the treatment, amelioration, or prevention of scars and/or keloids by applying and/or maintaining a predetermined strain in an elastic skin treatment device that is then affixed to the skin surface using skin adhesives to transfer a generally planar force from the bandage to the skin surface. Applicators are used to apply and/or maintain the strains, and some of the applicators are further configured to provide at least some mechanical advantage to the user when exerting loads onto the skin treatment device. | 05-15-2014 |
20140276323 | WOUND OR SKIN TREATMENT DEVICES WITH VARIABLE EDGE GEOMETRIES - Devices, kits and methods described herein are provided for treatment to skin, including but not limited to wound healing, the treatment, amelioration, and/or prevention of scars or keloids. A book-like packaging, applicator and/or tensioning device can be used to apply a dressing to a subject. The packaging, applicator and/or tensioning device applies and/or maintain a strain in an elastic dressing, and include undulating edge configurations to reduce peak stresses applied to the skin compared to traditional dressing shapes | 09-18-2014 |
20140276324 | WOUND OR SKIN TREATMENT DEVICES WITH VARIABLE EDGE GEOMETRIES - Devices, kits and methods described herein are provided for treatment to skin, including but not limited to wound healing, the treatment, amelioration, and/or prevention of scars or keloids. A book-like packaging, applicator and/or tensioning device can be used to apply a dressing to a subject. The packaging, applicator and/or tensioning device applies and/or maintain a strain in an elastic dressing, and include undulating edge configurations to reduce peak stresses applied to the skin compared to traditional dressing shapes | 09-18-2014 |
20140316323 | DEVICE, USE THEREOF AND METHOD FOR REDUCING SCARRING OF WOUND - A scar reducing device for stretching skin having a closed wound therein is provided. The device is for reducing scar formation. The device comprises first and second fasteners removably attachable to skin regions located proximate to the wound. The device also comprises an extension mechanism cooperating with said first and second fasteners. The extension mechanism is movable between contracted and extended configurations. When the fasteners are affixed to the skin, the mechanism forces the first and second fasteners away from one another with a predetermined tensile force, stretching the skin proximate to the wound. Use of the device is also provided, along with a method for reducing scarring of a closed wound. | 10-23-2014 |
20140350449 | HEMOSTATIC COMPOSITIONS AND USES THEREFOR - The present invention relates generally to the field of hemostasis, including methods, compositions, and devices that can be employed to achieve hemostasis at an increased rate. More specifically the present invention relates to hemostatic compositions that achieve a hemostatic effect at a distance from the site of application of the composition, and a method for administering such a composition to effectively reduce localized vascular complications associated with treating a breach or puncture in a vein or artery and reduce the time to achieve hemostasis. | 11-27-2014 |
20150073326 | Hemostasis wound healing device for dynamic elastic injury site - A topical cooling compressive hemostasis wound healing device and methods thereof for affecting a percutaneous access site wound or an acute surgical wound. The device delivers and transports cooling to affect and control vasculature and musculoskeletal motions surrounding the injury site during the blood coagulation, hemostasis, and wound healing phases. The device comprises a viscoelastic and thermally conductive surface to deliver and transport an adjustable compressive pressure to resist outward blood flow, thus improving patient safety and clinical outcomes. The device is anatomically conforming and treats not only the specific injury site, but also its surrounding anatomical structures together as means to prevent unpredictable delayed hemostasis breach. The device provides comfort to the patient by allowing mobility upon wound healing, thus reducing back pain and strain resulting from being in constrained position for a prolonged period of time which is known to cause additional medical events. The device reduces pain, inflammation, swelling, and scar formation on the injury site of a patient and promotes hemostasis, sustains hemostasis, and improves overall wound healing quality. | 03-12-2015 |
20150094638 | POSTOPERATIVE COMPRESSION BINDER - The present invention provides for an advanced postoperative compression binder comprising at least two overlapping stretchable bands. The bands are connected by stitches located within an overlapping portion of the bands. The stitches are spaced from first and seconds ends of the bands to allow individual compression-adjustments of the binder to allow compression to be adapted to the type of surgery or trauma performed and to a level of comfort desired by the patient. The invention provides for wound inspection and care without the need to open the total compression binder, which will maintain a degree of support during wound inspection and care, decrease pain and increase comfort for the patient. | 04-02-2015 |
20160059009 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR WOUND THERAPY - A system for wound treatment includes adjunctive wound therapy devices and substrates comprising multiple first reservoirs and multiple second reservoirs. Selected ones of the multiple first reservoirs include a reducing agent, and first reservoir surfaces of selected ones of the multiple first reservoirs are proximate to a first substrate surface. Selected ones of the multiple second reservoirs include an oxidizing agent, and second reservoir surfaces of selected ones of the multiple second reservoirs are proximate to the first substrate surface. | 03-03-2016 |
20160120705 | BANDAGE FOR REDUCING BLOOD LEAKAGE FROM AGGRESSIVE BLEEDING SITE - A bandage for use at an aggressive bleeding site of a patient is disclosed. The bandage includes a stretchable wrap, an auxiliary strap, a primary absorbent body, and at plural secondary absorbent bodies. The primary absorbent body is located on the inner surface of the wrap. The wrap is arranged to be wrapped about and tightly encircle a portion of the body of a patient at which the bleeding site is located to cause the primary absorbent body to apply pressure thereto. The auxiliary strap is secured to the wrap and is normally held in stowed position on the wrap, but arranged to be moved to an extended position whereupon the secondary absorbent bodies overlies said primary absorbent body and apply pressure thereto and to the underlying aggressive bleeding site. | 05-05-2016 |
20170231827 | Hand or Foot Compression Wound Bandage System | 08-17-2017 |