Wound dressing applicator
US8722962B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 12, 2008 |
| Grant date | May 13, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 17, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F15/005
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A wound dressing applicator (10) for applying hydrocolloid dressings, compositions for tissue regeneration and the like to a patient's skin. Known wound dressing applicators do not effectively protect against contamination of the wound dressing and/or can be fiddly and difficult to operate and be rendered unusable by unwanted premature separation of the various layers of material adhered to one another. The present applicator comprises a rigid body (20) having a rigid body enclosure (30) for receiving a wound dressing, and an ejector (40) for ejecting the wound dressing from the rigid body enclosure and onto a patient's wound. This enables effective and aseptic handling of a wound dressing and application of the wound dressing onto a patient's wound.
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