Combination sis and vacuum bandage and method

摘要

A wound care bandage (10) for treating a wound (12) is provided. The bandage (10) includes an SIS layer (14) to be placed on the wound surface (16) and a cover (18) to placed over the wound (12). The bandage (10) further includes a structure (20) to provide a vacuum space (22). A method for promoting wound healing is further provided. The method includes applying the above-mentioned wound care bandage (10) to the wound (12) and creating a vacuum in the vacuum space (22) to draw blood controllably from the wound (12) into the SIS layer (14).