Wound care method and system with one or both of vacuum-light therapy and thermally augmented oxygenation
Inventors
Quisenberry, Tony • Balachandran, Niran
Assignees
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Publication Number
US-8142486-B2
Publication Date
2012-03-27
Expiration Date
Abstract
A system for treatment of a wound area of a patient including a first treatment pad comprising a plurality of Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) for cleaning and exposing a wound area to ultraviolet light, a second treatment pad comprising removal ports for exposing the wound area to a negative pressure, and a control unit interoperably connected to the first and second treatment pads for providing a negative pressure and the ultraviolet light to the wound area.
Core Innovation
The patent describes a programmable wound-care system that combines a first pad with ultraviolet-light and negative-pressure capabilities and a second pad that provides thermal therapy and oxygenation. A processing unit controls components of the pads to coordinate these modalities in treatment of a wound area. The disclosed treatment concept combines wound cleaning, temperature control, and oxygen delivery.
The stated intended outcome is improved oxygen uptake and wound healing through the combined modalities. The provided partial content does not include the patent’s background section, so it does not explicitly describe the problem being solved. No further problem statement or explanation of the prior limitations appears in the supplied material.
Claims Coverage
The provided relevant claims include two independent claims: claims 1 and 15, which cover two inventive features for treating a patient’s wound area using controlled wound-cleaning, thermal-therapy, and oxygenation features.
Two-pad wound-care system
Claim 1 describes a first pad with fiber-optic strands coupled to light-emitting diodes and removal ports, together with a second pad configured to provide thermal therapy and oxygenation. A processing unit controls components associated with both pads.
Coordinated wound treatment using two pads
Claim 15 describes a first pad with fiber-optic strands and removal ports and a second pad that provides thermal therapy and oxygenation. The claim specifies processing-unit control of components associated with the treatment pads.
Both independent claims cover wound treatment combining ultraviolet-light and negative-pressure cleaning with thermal therapy and oxygenation. Claim 1 emphasizes the pad structures and processing-unit control, while claim 15 describes the coordinated use of the two pads.
Stated Advantages
The disclosure attributes improved oxygen uptake and wound healing to the combined treatment modalities.
Documented Applications
Treatment of a wound area of a patient.
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