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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:
Sep. 22, 1992
Filed:
May. 03, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ariel Ferdman, Melrose, MA (US);
Jing-wen Kuo, Boxboro, MA (US);
David Miller, Brookline, MA (US);
Vladimir Pinsky, Brighton, MA (US);
William D Richards, Medway, MA (US);
David Swann, Cambridge, MA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
604290 ; 604291 ; 604307 ; 604902 ; 128399 ; 601 27 ;
Abstract
A method of treating a wound site wherein a porous, adhesive backed dressing is utilized. A vacuum and/or heat is applied to the wound site through the dressing so as to draw the tissue adjacent the wound site to the dressing so as to minimize trauma to the wound and increase the adherence of the adhesive.
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