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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2011
Filed:
May. 20, 2009
John R. Boehringer, Wynnewood, PA (US);
John Karpowicz, Chester Springs, PA (US);
Amitabha Mitra, Voorhees, NJ (US);
Christopher L. Radl, Malvern, PA (US);
John R. Boehringer, Wynnewood, PA (US);
John Karpowicz, Chester Springs, PA (US);
Amitabha Mitra, Voorhees, NJ (US);
Christopher L. Radl, Malvern, PA (US);
Boehringer Technologies, L.P., Norristown, PA (US);
Abstract
A therapeutic device for promoting the healing of a wound in a mammal is disclosed. An exemplary device comprises a permeable structure having a plurality of depressions formed in a surface thereof. In use, the surface having the depressions is disposed adjacent a surface of the wound. A method of treating a wound comprises the steps of providing a permeable structure comprising a plurality of randomly disposed fibers and having i) a plurality of wound surface contact elements disposed between end portions of the structure, and ii) a plurality of voids defined by the contact elements; and applying the permeable structure to at least one surface of the wound.