The present invention relates to a wound healing PVA sponge dressing using negative capillary pressure of the dressing material together with auxiliary negative pressure for wound treatment. The PVA sponge dressing is pretreated with gram positive and gram negative biocidal dyes for insertion into or over a wound. A negative pressure pump is mounted to the PVA sponge dressing to produce additional capillary pressure for withdrawing fluid or water vapor from the sponge dressing and a cover is mounted over the sponge material and negative pressure pump forming a unitary sealed package for placement over a wound.

The present invention relates to a sponge dressing for treating wounds comprised of a polymer sponge containing a plurality of antimicrobial dyes with at least one dye being gram positive and at least one other dye being gram negative and a silicon adhesive secured to a sponge surface. The sponge dressing can be exposed initially to gamma radiation and later sterilized by ethylene oxide or alternatively it can be sterilized by ethylene oxide and later irradiated by gamma radiation. The sponge dressing has a morphology characterized by an average pore throat diameter of 0.5-500 m and a porosity ranging from about 60% to about 99.5%. The sponge dressing can also contain at least one biofilm reducing agent, at least one chelating agent and an ionic and non-ionic surfactant.

The present invention provides devices and methods that treat damaged spinal cord tissue, such as spinal tissue damaged by disease, infection, or trauma, which may lead to the presence of swelling, compression, and compromised blood flow secondary to interstitial edema.

An article useful for atraumatic care and/or closure of wounds, as well as for repairing torn or ripped fabric is provided. The article comprises a substrate having opposing first and second major surfaces, a plurality of raised anchoring members disposed across the first major surface, and an optional adhesive pre-mounted adjacent the second major surface. A separate adhesive could also be used to mount the article to the desired underlying surface to be repaired. The substrate is a flexible and conformal continuous web that can be cut into pieces to custom fit the wound or fabric opening. Using the anchoring members and a thread, the pieces can be drawn together to correspondingly draw the tissue or fabric on either side(s) of the opening together, thereby closing the opening without piercing or suturing/sewing together the underlying tissue or fabric. Methods for the atraumatic care and/or closure of wounds, as well as for repairing torn or ripped fabric are also provided, including kits to facilitate the same.

An orthosis chosen from an elastic venous retention orthosis and an elastic venous compression orthosis is intended to treat a venous disorder of a lower limb of a patient in a service position in which it is fitted on the lower limb. The orthosis has a leg part, a ribbed top configured to maintain the orthosis in the service position, and a tab fixed on the ribbed top in such a way as to be accessible to the patient in the service position.

A hemostatic device for treatment of a gunshot wound includes a barrel, which has a first end that is open, and a plunger. The barrel is arcuate adjacent to a second end to define a tip section. A clotting medium and a gauze are positioned in the barrel proximate to the tip section and between the clotting medium and the first end, respectively. A plurality of slits that is positioned in the tip section defines a plurality of petals, which comprise plastic and are resiliently deformable. The plunger, which has a head that is sealably positioned in the barrel adjacent to the first end, is configured to be pushed into the barrel to apply pressure to the gauze and the clotting medium so that the petals separate. The clotting medium and the gauze are sequentially expelled from the barrel into a wound to induce clotting and to pack the wound.

The invention relates to a wound dressing (10) comprising an absorbent layer (12), such as a polyurethane foam layer, with an upper side (14), which is coated with a protective layer (16), such as a semi-occlusive polyurethane film, at least in areas, and a lower side (18), which is preferably coated with an adhesive layer (20), such as an adhesive silicone layer. In order to enable application onto areas of the body with a strongly curved surface contour, it is proposed that at least one cut (26) and/or at least one perforated dividing and/or tear line (28) is incorporated into the absorbent layer (12) to form at least one segment (30, 32, 34, 36), which can be separated from the absorbent layer (12) without tools, and that the absorbent layer (12) can be sealed in a waterproof and bacteria-proof manner after separation of at least one segment (30, 32, 34, 36) from the layer by means of a detached adhesive section (40) originating from the protective layer (16), upon the simultaneous coverage of the at least one cut (26), which has at least one perforated dividing or tear line (28) and/or at least one segment (30, 32, 34, 36) remaining in the layer.

A wound cleansing assembly, which includes or is a wound cleansing cloth (1), having at least one carrier layer (2) and threads (3) disposed on the carrier layer (2) and protruding from the carrier (2), preferably made exclusively of synthetic fibers, preferably plastic fibers.

A wound cover device can comprise a backing, a micro-structure device, and one or more of a wound dressing and a skin replacement layer. The backing can be stretchable The micro-structure device can comprise a plurality of fasteners, such as micro-staples, micro-pins, micro-barbs and the like, that can be used to attach the wound cover device to tissue such as skin. The micro-structure device can be stretchable to stretch with the backing. The micro-structure device can be configured such that the fasteners are positioned in a two-dimensional pattern or fill-in an interior portion of the wound dressing or skin replacement layer. The fasteners of the micro-structure device can extend through the wound dressing or skin replacement layer. The micro-structure device can additionally be placed around a perimeter or edge region of the backing.

A mechanical wound therapy (MWT) system includes a connection for a vacuum source, which is routed through an airtight covering to a porous material positioned over the wound. The porous material may be a tubing network interspaced by a netting material constructed of biologically inert or bioabsorbable material. Alternatively, the porous material may be a layered unified dressing in which layers of mesh, netting or thin perforated film are separated and fixedly attached to functional elements of the dressing (e.g., irrigation tubing) or spacers. The vacuum and irrigation systems may be completely separated. An airtight sealing layer or foldable adhesive sealing layer may seal the dressing and facilitate sealing the dressing to the wound margins. Additional modular devices such as a wound approximating system, positive pressure bladders and adjuvant therapy modules as well as enhanced monitoring technology can be added to synergistically increase the capabilities of each dressing.