Patent ID: 8403899
Filing Date: 2013-03-26
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A dressing for applying maggot debridement therapy to a patient's wound, comprising: a flexible base layer having a contact surface suitable for skin contact and configured to releasably adhere to a patient's skin; a flexible inner cover layer which is displaceable relative to the base layer and which has a mesh portion which includes a plurality of apertures configured to prevent passage of juvenile maggots, allow circulation of oxygen and allow wound drainage therethrough; an inner adhesive layer disposed between a bottom surface of the inner flexible cover layer and a top surface of the base layer which is configured to adhere the bottom surface and top surface together in a sealed junction; a flexible outer cover layer which is displaceable relative to the inner cover layer and which has a mesh portion; and an outer adhesive layer disposed between a bottom surface of the outer flexible cover layer and a top surface of the inner flexible cover layer which is configured to adhere the bottom surface of the outer cover layer and top surface of the inner cover layer together in a sealed junction.