A wound closure system and a method of reducing the size of an open wound are disclosed. A suture line is sutured through body tissue adjacent an open wound, the suture line sutured so as to pass into the body tissue at an entry point and exit at an exit point, the suture line including a plurality of barbs extending outwardly at an acute angle with respect to a surface of the suture line. A biasing member applies a continuous pulling force on the suture line for stretching the body tissue toward the open wound, wherein the biasing member is configured to take up any slack of the suture line during stretching of the body tissue and keep the suture line taut.
申请公布号
WO2012012336(A3)
申请公布日期
2012.04.12
申请号
WO2011US44365
申请日期
2011.07.18
申请人
WOUND CARE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.;WILKE, ROBERT, C.;ANDERSON, PAUL, J.;DUCHON, DOUGLAS
发明人
WILKE, ROBERT, C.;ANDERSON, PAUL, J.;DUCHON, DOUGLAS