WOUND OR SKIN TREATMENT DEVICES AND METHODS

• Main Authors: JASPER JACKSON, WILLIAM R. BEASLEY, JOHN A. ZEPEDA, KEMAL LEVI, MANUEL A. CARDONA PAMPLONA, GEOFFREY C. GURTNER, TOR C. KROG, KEIICHIRO ICHIRYU, DARREN G. DOUD, ADAM C. FRENCH, BRETT A. FOLLMER, PAUL G. YOCK
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Spanish
• Published: 01.02.2017
• Subjects: BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS; FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; FIRST-AID KITS; FOMENTATION; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; PROSTHESES; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS

Devices, kits and methods described herein may be for treatment to skin, including but not limited to wound healing, the treatment, amelioration, and/or prevention of scars or keloids. A book-like packaging, applicator and/or tensioning device may be used to apply a dressing to a subject. The packaging, applicator and/or tensioning device may apply and/or maintain a strain in an elastic dressing. Los dispositivos, kits y métodos descritos en la presente pueden ser para el tratamiento de la piel que incluyen pero que no se limitan a sanado de heridas, el tratamiento, disminución y/o prevención de cicatrices o cicatrices queloides. Un empaque similar al libro, un aplicador y/o un dispositivo tensionador se pueden utilizar para aplicar un apósito a un sujeto. El empaque, el aplicador y/o el dispositivo tensionador pueden aplicar y/o mantener una tensión en un apósito elástico.