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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2014
Applicant:
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Inventors:
Edward John Fewkes, Corning, NY (US);
Stephan Lvovich Logunov, Corning, NY (US);
Cynthia Jean Wilson, Corning, NY (US);
Assignee:
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 5/06 (2006.01); A61F 13/00 (2006.01); A61L 2/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 5/0624 (2013.01); A61F 13/00063 (2013.01); A61L 2/10 (2013.01); A61N 5/0616 (2013.01); A61L 2202/21 (2013.01); A61N 2005/063 (2013.01); A61N 2005/0645 (2013.01); A61N 2005/0661 (2013.01);
Abstract
An illuminated bandage and method of disinfecting a wound. The illuminated bandage includes a power source, a light source coupled to the power source to generate light and a patch. The patch includes a supporting medium and at least one light diffusing element in the supporting medium and optically coupled to the light source. The light diffusing element outputs light to promote a photochemical reaction to disinfect a wound surface proximate thereto.