| 摘要 |
<p>A protective wound-closing device (11) is provided which comprises a resilient, annular, adhesive-backed planar pad (2) and a resilient protective covering (4) which overlies the central opening in the annular pad. A manually operated control device is used to spread the resilient pad (2) radially prior to the application of the device (1) to the skin around a wound. The control device is then released to permit the pad and resilient covering to draw together the opposing edges of a wound. The covering (4) shields the wound from contamination and the wound-closing device (1) additionally restricts residual bleeding by virtue of the adhesive sealing action provided. The covering (4) defines a chamber or space over the wound which can contain medication, and the covering (4) can be made transparent to permit observation of the wound without the necessity of removing the wound-closing device (1). The covering (4) can be made independently removable to permit access to the wound of ulceration without removing the annular pad (2) which controls the closing disposition of the tissus surrounding the wound.</p> |
