Patent ID: 9179914
Filing Date: 2015-11-10
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A wound closure device, comprising: a first adhesion parch configured for adhering to a patient's skin; a second adhesion patch configured for adhering to the patient's skin, wherein the wound closure device has an open position with an approximately elliptical shaped opening formed between the first adhesion patch and the second adhesion patch and has a closed position wherein the first adhesion patch and the second adhesion patch are held in close proximity to each other; a wire form coupled to the first and second adhesion patches to bias the first and second adhesion patches toward the open position; a plurality of tension members having a first end and a second end, wherein adjacent tension members are arranged in a non-parallel configuration with one another; a plurality of catches, wherein each catch is attached to one of the first and second adhesion patches, wherein the first end of each of the tension members is attached to the other of the first and second adhesion patches, and wherein the second end of each of the tension members passes through one of the catches to provide a ratcheting mechanism for selectively closing the patches together.