Patent ID: 6960181
Filing Date: 2005-11-01
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A wound shield for protecting and enclosing a wound that allows for selective irrigation of the wound with irrigation solution, selective drying of the wound, and to draw a vacuum as desired while also providing for selective drainage of the irrigation solution, said wound shield comprising: a hollow inflatable tubular dam formed of an inner peripheral surface defining a central opening adapted to surround the wound of a patient, an outer peripheral surface defining the outermost extremity of said dam, a bottom body-engaging surface adapted to engage the patient and a front surface connecting said inner and outer peripheral surfaces together; a semi-hard clear plastic window having a generally flat front planar surface and a generally flat rear planar surface, said flat rear planar surface being attached to said dam, such that said central opening is completely enclosed on the front surface of said dam by said window; a first ridge extending from said dam in a direction away from the window and beyond the bottom body-engaging surface of said dam; and, a second ridge extending from said dam in a direction away from the window and beyond the bottom body-engaging surface of said dam.