159results about "Dressings" patented technology

Compression garment systems and methods may deliver fluid to one or more fluid cells using a target pressure and an adjustable manifold pressure that may be adjusted to, for example, deliver an amount of fluid to the one or more fluid cells to achieve the desired target pressure. Further, the compression garment systems and methods may provide a graphical user interface depicting a human-shaped graphical element and a compression therapy graphical indication about the human-shaped graphical element. The compression therapy graphical indication may indicate, or show, where on the human-shaped graphical element the compression therapy may be delivered to. Still further, the compression garment systems and methods may include or use a communication interface to determine or identify a compression garment to be used therewith. The identity of the compression garment can be used to configure compression therapy for the compression garment.

Provided herein are devices and methods for the treatment of skin conditions. A skin treatment apparatus according to the present disclosure generally includes a treatment head defining a treatment space, the treatment head having a body forming said treatment space. The body is further configured to contact the treatment space to a treatment surface containing a lesion. A treatment media is disposed within the treatment space. The skin treatment apparatus also includes a heating element configured to heat the treatment media.

The invention belongs to the technical field of medical sensing, and relates to a wound monitoring bandage and method based on flexible passive inductance-capacitance resonance sensing. Comprising a contact wound dressing; the sensor assembly comprises a first transparent dressing packaging layer, a second transparent dressing packaging layer and an LC resonance sensor, the first transparent dressing packaging layer and the second transparent dressing packaging layer are arranged in a stacked mode, the LC resonance sensor is packaged between the first transparent dressing packaging layer and the second transparent dressing packaging layer, and the LC resonance sensor is of a planar spiral structure; the second transparent dressing packaging layer is arranged at the top of the contact wound dressing; and the transparent dressing fixing layer covers and fixes the sensor assembly and the contact wound dressing. The problems that in the prior art, wound healing state evaluation depends on subjective experience, continuous real-time monitoring cannot be achieved, the healing environment is prone to being damaged and infection is caused by frequent dressing replacement are solved, and the dual functions of objective, continuous and non-invasive monitoring on the wound healing process and active healing promotion are achieved.

A system includes a surgical mesh having an upper side and a lower side, where the upper side includes a visual indicia pattern that extends longitudinally along the upper side, and the lower side is configured to adhere to a section of skin of a patient that surrounds a wound. The system further includes a topical skin adhesive configured to be applied to the upper side of the surgical mesh based on the visual indicia pattern. The topical skin adhesive is configured to cure within the surgical mesh to thereby form a protective layer over the wound.

A wound debridement pad comprising one or more woven layers, wherein each woven layer comprises first yarns 12 extending in a first direction, second yarns extending in a second direction and third ya

The invention relates to the use of an absorption body for attachment to human or animal skin surfaces in the area of ​​wounds, for the manufacture of a bandage for the removal and absorption of harmful proteases, for example MMPs (matrix metallo proteases) or TIMPs (tissue inhibiting metallo proteases) in the treatment of chronic wounds, edema therapy or the treatment of leg ulcers.

This invention provides a medical cold compress hydrogel bandage, relating to the biomedical field. It is a bandage roll structure, primarily comprising a bandage fabric body capable of being rolled into a roll. In its unfolded state, the bandage fabric body has a gel layer and a connector fixedly disposed on one surface, with the gel layer and connector positioned near the two ends of the bandage. The gel layer is used for direct contact with the skin during bandaging, and the connector is used to fix the bandage ends to the fabric surface of the bandage fabric body after bandaging. When the bandage fabric body is rolled into a roll, the gel layer end is located at the outer end of the roll, and the connector is located at the core of the roll. The gel layer includes component A, component B, and purified water. Component A mainly includes glycerin, sodium polyacrylate, and a self-made composite crosslinking agent, while component B mainly includes kaolin and tartaric acid. This invention ensures both the ease of use of the bandage roll and its ability to be easily unrolled and used within a relatively long shelf life.

A kit for creating and healing a simulated wound includes a fabric patch that can be saturated with a liquid to become translucent. The patch includes an image of a simulated wound, such as a cut, scratch, or abrasion. Water is applied to a person's skin. The patch is applied to the wetted skin and is saturated by the water, causing the fabric forming the patch to become translucent so that the color of the user's skin is at least partially visible through the patch. This creates the illusion that the simulated wound image is an actual injury. The kit also includes a simulated bandage. The bandage has a gripping portion, such as a patch of “hook” materials from a “hook-and-loop” fastener, on its bottom surface. When the gripping portion of the bandage is contacted with the patch, the gripping portion engages with the fabric so that when the bandage is pulled away from the skin, the patch and the simulated wound are also pulled away from the skin, creating the illusion that the wound has been healed.

The present disclosure describes a dermal patch including at least a support layer and a medicament depot including a medicament. The dermal patch is configured to support, protect, and / or medicate a wound during a healing process.

Stimuli-responsive sensor system (e.g. chemo-responsive, thermo-responsive, radiation-responsive), a digital logic element comprising a stimuli-responsive sensor system, a robotic system comprising a stimuli-responsive sensor system or a digital logic element and a method of detecting an external stimulus. The stimuli-responsive sensor system comprises a dielectric elastomer switch (1), preferably a pizeo-resistive elastomer) and a stimuli-responsive elastomer (2) that are configured to contact each other at a contact surface (3). The stimuli-responsive elastomer component (2) is configured to exert a pressure (by shrinking or swelling) on this contact surface (3) if an external stimulus interacts with the stimuli-responsive elastomer (2) and the dielectric elastomer switch (1) is configured to detect the pressure exerted on the contact surface (3) by the stimuli-responsive elastomer (2) and to generate an electric output signal in dependence of the detected pressure.

A handheld tape applicator device (10) for tape-assisted wound closure for applying an adhesive tape (18) to the skin wherein a mechanical traction force is applied to the skin. The device (10) comprises: a housing (12); a reel (14) having a roll (16) of tape (18); and a tape cutting mechanism (20). A displaceable actuator (36) is pivotally mounted to the housing (12). The driven roller (28) frictionally engages the tape. The actuator includes a toothed pawl (46) that engages a toothed ratchet attached to a driven roller (28) to drive rotation of the roller and thereby dispense the tape. The application of the adhesive tape is initiated by discharging a length of adhesive tape from the device by means of rotation of the drive roller (28). The ratchet is positively engaged by a pawl (46) to provide resistance to tape feed, allowing tape tensioning. For greater traction, the device (10) comprises a brake pad (70) mounted to the actuator (36) for applying a braking force to the roller (28).

Described herein are wound dressings and methods of their use, wherein the wound dressings comprise a polymeric component. The polymeric component is a polyethyleneimine intermediate selected from the group consisting of:at least one R60 is —(CH2)3OH but less than 50% of all R60 are —(CH2)3OH; and the polyethyleneimine intermediate has a ratio of total quaternary amines to total hydroxyl groups of at least 1:1.

The invention relates to the technical field of biological material manufacturing, in particular to vanadium-doped mesoporous bioactive glass powder for treating diabetic wounds and a preparation method of the vanadium-doped mesoporous bioactive glass powder. Adding an ammonia solution into the template agent solution to obtain a mixed solution; adding a silicon source, a phosphorus source, a calcium source and a vanadium source into the mixed solution in batches according to a preset interval time under a continuous stirring condition, continuously stirring and reacting for 5.5-24 hours, and centrifuging and collecting a precipitation product; and washing, roasting and grinding the obtained precipitation product to obtain the vanadium-doped mesoporous bioactive glass powder for treating diabetic wounds.

A medical system includes a tube defining a lumen and a porous body coupled to a distal end of the tube for advancement to a target site within a subject, the porous body defining a plurality of openings communicating with the lumen, the porous body containing a first substance and a second substance, the second substance eluting from the porous body into the subject.

A detectable bandage and methods of manufacturing thereof are disclosed. In some embodiments, an x-ray detectable layer comprising an x-ray detectable material and a matrix and a metal detectable layer comprising a metal detectable material are disposed between a backing layer and a pad of a bandage. The x-ray detectable material may be combined with the matrix to form a thin film that is flexible to conform to a surface to which the bandage is applied. The x-ray detectable layer may be approximately a same size and a shape as the pad providing a large surface area and thickness that is highly flexible and comprises a density of x-ray detectable material that is detectable by standard x-ray detecting methods.

The present invention relates to the strain of Lactobacillus plantarum NCIMB 43029, the strain of Lactobacillus acidophilus NCIMB 43030, a composition with both antibacterial and re-epithelializing action which includes Lactobacillus plantarum and Lactobacillus acidophilus and optionally Streptococcus thermophilus and / or Bacillus amyloliquefaciens intended to be used as a medicament for the re-epithelialisation of lesions or wounds, a bandage comprising said composition and kits comprising such a composition.

The invention features sublingual film formulations of dopamine agonists and methods of treating Parkinson's disease, tremors, restless leg syndrome, sexual dysfunction, and depressive disorders therewith.

Provided herein is a medical article including a substrate, a polymeric coating arranged on the substrate, the coating including a liquid crystal acrylate and a responsive component, and a biocompatible liquid received within the polymeric coating.

The specification relates to a method of manufacturing a diabetic foot patient-specific skin regeneration sheet, and a diabetic foot patient-specific skin regeneration sheet. The method includes extracting autologous adipose tissue, removing fibers in the autologous adipose tissue, crushing the autologous adipose tissue, and acquiring an adipose tissue extract by filtrating the crushed autologous adipose tissue.

The invention relates to a novel efficient cooperative or synergistic antibacterial composition and application thereof. Medical devices, biomaterial implants or bioprostheses comprising a novel, highly effective antibacterial composition incorporated with a coating or integrally distributed.

Concentrating devices, systems, and methods include those for separating fluids to be sensed (e.g., analytes, such as volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and / or other chemical substances) from other fluid (e.g., a carrier gas, air, etc.) of a fluid mixture received from a target area of a subject's anatomy (e.g., a subject's skin, a wound on a subject, etc.). In some cases, the concentration system may include a housing and a rotor positioned in a compartment of the housing. The housing may receive a fluid mixture in the compartment and rotation of the rotor relative to the housing may separate fluid to be sensed in the fluid mixture from other fluid of the fluid mixture.

Provided is a hemostatic dressing. The hemostatic dressing includes: a porous matrix layer including a biocompatible polymer; a hemostatic layer loaded on the porous matrix layer and including a polymer in which polyhydric phenol-containing moieties are introduced; and a binding layer interposed between the porous matrix layer and the hemostatic layer to prevent the porous matrix layer from being separated from the hemostatic layer.

The invention features sublingual film formulations of dopamine agonists and methods of treating Parkinson's disease, tremors, restless leg syndrome, sexual dysfunction, and depressive disorders therewith.

The present disclosure generally relates to a sensor strip (1) for use in conjunction with a medical dressing (2), wherein the sensor strip (1) comprises at least one sensing electrode (3) configured to measure the concentration of dissolved molecules in a wound, and at least a first (4a) and a second reference electrode (4b), characterized in that the at least first (4a) and second (4b) reference electrodes are individually distinct and differ by at least one property selected from set-up time, long-term-stability, life-time, and stability in response to chemical changes. The present disclosure also relates to a medical dressing assembly (5) comprising the adhesive sensor strip (1) and to a wound monitoring system comprising the medical dressing assembly (5).

Systems, devices, and methods related to wound therapy are disclosed. Different aspects of wound care, including mechanical wound therapy, wound monitoring, irrigation, debridement, and delivery of therapies to the wound surface can be combined to improve effectiveness of treatment. The disclosed techniques can provide various type of clinical applications of wound therapies, including reverse pulse lavage, gas therapy, bacterial count measurements, pressure-based ulcer prevention, pain management, peritoneal dialysis, and controlled tissue in-growth, among others. In some instances, the systems described herein can be made portable and operable without the use of electricity, which provides potential to provide mechanical wound therapy in settings without access to extensive clinical facilities.

The invention provides a multi-layer composite dressing for chronic wound nursing, and belongs to the technical field of biological materials, the dressing comprises a breathable waterproof backing layer, a hydrophilic absorption pad layer and a wound contact layer which are stacked in sequence; the controlled-release bearing layer is arranged on the waterproof backing layer and the hydrophilic absorption layer, and comprises a porous fiber matrix and ternary composite nanoparticles loaded on the porous fiber matrix; the ternary composite nanoparticles are formed by self-assembly of metal ions, polyphenol compounds and quaternary ammonium salt compounds. The controlled-release bearing layer is configured to guide wound exudate to directionally flow from the wound contact layer to the hydrophilic absorption pad layer through a porous structure inside the controlled-release bearing layer and continuously release bioactive ions. The dressing can effectively manage exudate, inhibit microbial proliferation, relieve inflammatory response and promote chronic wound healing.

The embodiment of the invention provides a bandaging pressure detection device, relates to the technical field of medical equipment, and aims to solve the problems that in the bandaging training process of a human body in the prior art, a standard for judging whether the pressure magnitude and pressure distribution of a bandaging part are proper or not is lacked, judgment is difficult, and consequently students cannot accurately master proper bandaging pressure. The binding pressure detection device comprises a pressure sensor and a detector, wherein the detector is connected with the pressure sensor. The pressure sensor is provided with a plurality of pressure detection points, and the plurality of pressure detection points are arranged in an array. The detector comprises a data processing module, and the data processing module is configured to convert data collected by the pressure sensor into a thermodynamic diagram. The binding pressure detection device is used for detecting binding pressure.

A durable absorbent pant may include an absorbent gusset disposed in at least a crotch portion, the absorbent gusset comprising at least one layer of absorbent fabric and a fluid barrier layer disposed beneath the at least one layer of absorbent fabric; the absorbent fabric having a forwardmost end edge in the front portion, a rearwardmost end edge in a rear portion, and a pair of opposing side edges proximate the respective leg opening edges; a peripheral region; and an odor-adsorbent structure disposed at least partially in a peripheral region, the odor-adsorbent structure comprising an adsorbent layer comprising an adsorbent material selected from the group consisting of zeolites, functionalized silicas metal-organic frameworks, activated carbon, and combinations thereof.

A wound dressing (10) is selectively configurable for use in a pressure gradient wound therapy system and for use without a pressure gradient wound therapy system. The wound dressing (10) can include a covering layer (13), an aperture (12) and a microbial barrier (16). The microbial barrier (16) can be arranged to cover the aperture (12).