Patent · US Expired

Treatment device

US6468295B2 · kind B2 · utility

95Cited by
64References
13Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 23, 2001
Grant dateOct 22, 2002
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 23, 2021

Classification

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

Abstract

A treatment device having an attachment portion the first plane, a treatment portion with a cover in a second plane that defines a treatment volume extending between the first and second plane, and a flexible transition portion that connects the attachment portion to the treatment portion.The transition portion attaches to the attachment portion by a first flexible connection and to the treatment portion by a second flexible connection, with a minimum inter-connecting distance being defined by a straight line between a first point on the first flexible connection and a second point, corresponding to the first point, on the second flexible connection. The transition portion's length exceeds the length of the straight line.A flexible, serrated standoff supports the wound cover.An absorptive foam ring that acts between the first plane on the cover has in it a medicament selected from the group including an antibiotic material, an antifungal material, and an antimicrobial material.

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