Patent ID: 8956335
Filing Date: 2015-02-17
Classification: A61F,A61M

Abstract:
1. A surface-wound healing dressing, which comprises: a foam core with a perimeter and upper and lower surfaces; a fabric wick placed over and at least partly enclosing the foam core; an overdrape cover draped over the foam core for placing over a patient's skin around the wound; the overdrape cover trapping liquid in and around the foam core; said overdrape cover including a cover return rim extending outwardly from the foam core perimeter below the fabric wick wherein the outwardly extending portion of the cover assembly is folded over itself and extends underneath the foam core; the overdrape cover transferring air to the foam core; adhesive on the overdrape cover for releasably attaching the foam core to the patient's skin surface around the surface wound below the foam core perimeter; a drain in the overdrape cover; a vacuum source connected to the drain; the vacuum source and the core being adapted to create pressure differential between the patient's skin and the core; and a latex or selastic drain strip configured to be located in the wound and fluidically communicating with the wick.