See-through reduced-pressure dressings and system

摘要

A see-through dressing assembly is presented for use with a reduced-pressure system for treating a wound on a patient using reduced pressure that allows visual observation of the wound during treatment. The dressing assembly includes a bolster for providing a directed force when under reduced pressure, a sealing member for covering the bolster and providing a seal over the bolster and a patient's epidermis, and wherein the bolster and sealing member are formed from see-through materials sufficient to allow perception of color from a point external to the system. Other systems, dressings, and methods are presented.

主权项

1. A method for treating a linear wound on a patient, the method comprising the steps of:
deploying a see-through dressing assembly over the linear wound and on top of the patient's epidermis; deploying a see-through sealing member over the see-through dressing assembly and a portion of the patient's epidermis to form a fluid seal; and providing reduced pressure to the see-through dressing assembly whereupon a closing force that is substantially within the plane of the patient's epidermis is developed; wherein the see-through dressing assembly includes a closing dressing bolster that comprises a first closing member and a second closing member; reduced pressure from the reduced pressure source causes a bending moment about a center portion of the closing dressing bolster; and the bending moment causes the first closing member and second closing member to develop the closing force.