Wound treatment apparatus

US6458109B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• Hill-Rom Services, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Alan Henley · Knoxville, US
• Leigh Marie Moses · Summerville, US
• Ronald Leslie Sanderson · Charleston, US
• John Howard · Charleston, US
• James H. Price · Mount Pleasant, US
• Russell W. Bessette · Prospect, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 5, 1999
• Grant date: Oct 1, 2002
• Expiry date: Aug 5, 2019

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61M2205/368
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A wound treatment apparatus for treatment of surface wounds with a bandage system configured to control the environment adjacent the wound. The apparatus includes a bandage configured to cover a wound and provide a seal about the perimeter of the wound and cavity over the wound. A fluid supply conduit and a fluid drainage conduit are each in communication with the cavity. A nebulizer is coupled to the supply conduit to supply medicinal fluid to the wound. A waste receptacle is coupled to the drainage conduit to remove the fluid away from the wound.