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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2012
Applicants:
Jahangir S. Rastegar, Stony Brook, NY (US);
Thomas Spinelli, Northport, NY (US);
Inventors:
Jahangir S. Rastegar, Stony Brook, NY (US);
Thomas Spinelli, Northport, NY (US);
Assignee:
OMNITEK PARTNERS LLC, Ronkonkoma, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/02 (2006.01); A61F 13/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/08 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/02 (2013.01); A61F 13/00021 (2013.01); A61F 13/00038 (2013.01); A61F 13/023 (2013.01); A61B 17/083 (2013.01); A61B 17/085 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00867 (2013.01); A61F 2013/0028 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of closing a wound with a dressing. The method including: restraining at least a portion of the dressing corresponding to the wound into a first shape; adhering first and second portions of the dressing across the wound; removing the restraint from the dressing while the first and second portions are adhered to the skin by removing a member from the dressing to allow at least the portion to move towards a second shape and apply a force tending to close the wound.