Patent ID: 8747887
Filing Date: 2014-06-10
Classification: A61F,A61L,A61M

Abstract:
1. A wound care system comprising a vacuum source, and a wound care bandage for use with the vacuum source, the wound care bandage comprising: a collagen matrix which is configured to be placed by a caretaker on a wound of a patient and to integrate into the wound, a cover configured for placement over the wound to provide a sealed environment around the wound, and a structure for placement between the collagen matrix and the cover and configured to provide a vacuum space, the vacuum source being coupleable to the vacuum space and operable to create a negative pressure in the vacuum space, the structure being removable from the wound after integration of the collagen matrix into the wound, wherein no sutures and no staples are present in the wound care bandage to hold either the structure or the collagen matrix in place during communication of negative pressure to the vacuum space by the vacuum source; wherein the structure comprises a ring having an aperture defined by an inner wall of the ring and wherein the vacuum space is defined by the collagen matrix, the cover, and the inner wall of the ring.