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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2011
Filed:
May. 15, 2001
Applicant:
Arthur C. Coffey, Carmel, IN (US);
Inventor:
Arthur C. Coffey, Carmel, IN (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/00 (2006.01); A61F 13/00 (2006.01); A61K 9/70 (2006.01); A61L 15/00 (2006.01); A61H 7/00 (2006.01); A61M 35/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A wound care bandage for treating a wound is provided. The bandage includes an SIS layer to be placed on the wound surface and a cover to placed over the wound. Illustratively, the bandage further includes a structure to provide a vacuum space. A method for promoting wound healing is further provided. The method includes applying the above-mentioned wound care bandage to the wound and creating a vacuum in the vacuum space to draw blood controllably from the wound into the SIS layer.