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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2012
Applicants:
David G. Heagle, Taunton, MA (US);
Kevin Corley, Reading, MA (US);
Kristin L. Watson, North Attleboro, MA (US);
Inventors:
David G. Heagle, Taunton, MA (US);
Kevin Corley, Reading, MA (US);
Kristin L. Watson, North Attleboro, MA (US);
Assignee:
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61F 13/00 (2006.01); A61F 13/02 (2006.01); A61M 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/00068 (2013.01); A61F 13/00063 (2013.01); A61F 2013/00412 (2013.01); A61F 2013/00348 (2013.01); A61F 2013/00357 (2013.01); A61F 2013/00519 (2013.01); A61F 2013/0057 (2013.01); A61F 2013/0054 (2013.01); A61F 13/00042 (2013.01); A61F 2013/00557 (2013.01); A61F 13/02 (2013.01); A61F 2013/00536 (2013.01); A61F 2013/00174 (2013.01); A61M 1/0088 (2013.01); A61F 2013/00565 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for treating a wound that includes incorporating a wound dressing comprising a plurality of fibers, each fiber having a length of at least two (2) inches, into a wound to cause the walls of the wound to remain apart and allow the wound to heal from the inside to the outside, and removing the wound exudate.