Patent ID: 9693776
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A magnetic wound closure device comprising: i) a first magnet and a second magnet, the first magnet and the second magnet characterized as elongated magnets each having a top surface, a bottom surface, an inner edge, and an outer edge, wherein the inner edge of the first magnet has an opposite polarity to the inner edge of the second magnet; ii) a removable sheet having an elongated partition member, the removable sheet designed to position the first magnet relative to the second magnet by adhering to the top surface of the first magnet and the top surface of the second magnet, wherein the elongated partition member is an elongated tab having a width of less than 2 cm, a depth of less than 2 cm, and wherein the first magnet and the second magnet have a depth of less than 2 cm; whereby the distance between the inner surface of the first magnet and the inner surface of the second magnet is less than 2 cm when the elongated tab is positioned between the inner surface of the first magnet and the inner surface of the second magnet; and whereby when the removable sheet and the elongated partition member are removed from the first and the second magnets, the first and second magnets are magnetically drawn to each other, causing the inner edge of the first magnet to move toward the inner edge of the second magnet, thereby reapproximating wound edges by pulling skin underneath the first magnet and the second magnet together.