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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2019
Applicant:
University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA (US);
Inventor:
Raymond Dunn, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Assignee:
University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/00 (2006.01); A61L 15/22 (2006.01); A61L 15/42 (2006.01); A61L 15/58 (2006.01); A61F 13/00 (2006.01); A61F 13/02 (2006.01); A61M 27/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/964 (2021.05); A61L 15/22 (2013.01); A61L 15/425 (2013.01); A61L 15/58 (2013.01); A61M 1/67 (2021.05); A61M 1/85 (2021.05); A61M 1/962 (2021.05);
Abstract
Systems, devices, and methods of the present application can accelerate and reduce medical complications associated with healing of non-planar wounds such as amputation wounds. The devices and methods utilize a collapsing structure and negative pressure to cause the shaped wound to preferentially close. The structure can accommodate movement over curved tissue surfaces, which can utilize scales or interleaved elements to provide efficient wound closure along arcuate paths. This structure can enable gradual closure from the deepest portion of the wound to the shallowest portion.