Patent ID: 8372048

Claim:
A tissue oxygenation device for promoting the diffusion of oxygen from underlying capillaries and subcutaneous tissue up through and over an overlying target site of skin tissue, comprising: a gas impermeable encasement which forms a chamber which surrounds the target site when the encasement is positioned over the target site; an oxygen scavenging member comprising: a thermoplastic film; and an oxygen scavenger comprising an oxygen absorbent which is dispersed in the thermoplastic film; wherein the oxygen scavenging member is contained within the chamber such that the oxygen scavenger is exposed to oxygen within the chamber, and further wherein the oxygen scavenger removes oxygen contained within the chamber at a continuous rate; an adjustable cuff, wherein the adjustable cuff comprises a pliable body which is attached to the gas impermeable encasement on an end of the body and to the target site at another end of the body, wherein the gas impermeable encasement and the adjustable cuff jointly operate to seal the target site within the chamber; and one or more portholes formed through the gas impermeable encasement, wherein the one or more portholes is surrounded at an outer periphery thereof by a rubber seal, wherein the one or more portholes receives at least one of a chamber oxygen sensor, a skin tissue oxygenation sensor, and a skin tissue temperature sensor.