Wound treatment system and method of use
US8663179B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 10, 2012 |
| Grant date | Mar 4, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 10, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N2005/0661
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A wound treatment system including a treatment chamber, a source of an aqueous antibiotic, a source of an oxygen-enriched gas, and a control system adapted to alternately surround a human limb with antibiotic mist and the oxygen enriched gas, which can be used to heal lesions such as foot ulcers. A method of treating lesions such as foot ulcers is also disclosed, that includes bathing the lesion in antibiotic mist and contacting it with oxygen gas.
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