Patent · US Expired

Wound covering for a foot or hand

US6323386A · kind A · utility

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13Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 10, 1999
Grant dateNov 27, 2001
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Expiry dateNov 10, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61F15/008
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A non-contact wound treatment device suitable for use on an extremity, such as a hand or foot, includes a wound cover formed as a bag, sac, or pouch, and a support member disposable within the wound cover to support a portion of the wound cover off of, and out of contact with, a wound. The wound cover has an open end with attachment means disposed thereon for attachment to a limb whose extremity is received in the wound cover.

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