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Flexible non-contact wound treatment device with a single joint

US6110197A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 11, 1997
Grant dateAug 29, 2000
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Expiry dateApr 11, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61F2013/00919
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A non-contact wound treatment device suitable for releasable attachment to a patient's skin surface over a selected wound area in a non-contact position relative to the selected wound area, the wound treatment device comprising an attachment portion suitable for releasable attachment with the patient's skin surface, having an inner perimeter for defining the selected wound area, a wound treatment portion with a wound cover and a support member supporting the wound cover, and a transition portion with a joint connecting the wound treatment portion to the attachment portion.

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