METHODS FOR EFFECTING FASTER HEALING OF ORTHOPEDIC AND OTHER WOUNDS

摘要

Disclosed are medical devices, e.g., surgical sutures, surgical staples, surgical pads, surgical meshes, surgical scaffolds etc., and methods of use at a wound in a patient to facilitate the rapid healing of the tissue at the situs of the wound with minimal fibrous tissue formation. The devices are arranged to be brought into engagement with tissue adjacent the wound to close the wound and include a core formed of a piezo-electric material and an outer layer covering the core. The outer layer is platelet derived growth factors. The methods of use of the devices also include applying a local molecular energy production agent to the wound and irradiating the wound with a pulsed infra-red laser beam.

主权项

1. A method of closing a wound in a patient to facilitate rapid healing of the wound with minimal fibrous tissue formation, said method comprising:
a) providing a suture or staple comprising a core formed of a piezo-electric material and an outer layer covering said core, said outer layer comprising platelet derived growth factors; and b) utilizing said suture or staple to bring portions of tissue of the patient contiguous with the wound into engagement with each other, whereupon movement of the patient causes said piezo-electric material to produces an electrical current for stimulating or activating MSCs in adjacent tissue.