Abstract: A method of treating a wound site wherein a porous, adhesive backed dressing is utilized. A vacuum and/or heat is applied to the wound site through the dressing so as to draw the tissue adjacent the wound site to the dressing so as to minimize trauma to the wound and increase the adherence of the adhesive.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 3, 1991
Date of Patent:
September 22, 1992
Assignee:
Ariel Ferdman
Inventors:
Ariel Ferdman, Jing-wen Kuo, David Miller, Vladimir Pinsky, William D. Richards, David Swann