Apparatuses and methods for minimizing wound dehiscence, scar spread, and/or the like
US10596041B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 20, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 24, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 22, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2013/00289
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Apparatuses for minimizing scar spread and reducing risk of wound dehiscence and related methods. Some of the apparatuses include a flexible first strip and a flexible second strip, the first and second strips configured to be coupled to a patient's back on opposing sides of a wound and a substantially inelastic and flexible layer of material configured to be directly coupled to the first and second strips with the layer in tension to resist separation of the first and second strips, where the layer is configured to be removably coupled to at least one of the first and second strips. In some of the apparatuses, the layer is configured to be removably coupled to each of the first and second strips. In some of the apparatuses, the layer is non-removably coupled to and/or is unitary with at least one of the first and second strips.
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