Contractible dressing manifold with reduced tissue in-growth
Some examples of a dressing for treating a tissue site can include a manifold layer comprised of foam. The manifold layer can have a first side, a second side, and a thickness between the first side and the second side. The manifold layer can include a plurality of holes extending through the thickness of the manifold layer and being positioned at least in a first row and a second row. Each of the plurality of holes may have a hole length that is longer than and perpendicular to a hole width. The hole length of at least one of the holes in the first row may be positioned at an angle relative to the hole length of another of the holes in the second row. The manifold layer can be configured to prevent tissue in-growth and contract radially in all directions. Other apparatuses, dressings, systems, and methods are disclosed.
1 . A dressing for treating a tissue site, comprising;
a manifold layer including a first side configured to face the tissue site, a second side opposite the first side, and a thickness between the first side and the second side, the manifold layer comprising foam including a 25% compression load deflection between about 1.8 to about 2.8 pounds per square inch and pores having an average pore size between about 50 microns to about 120 microns;
a plurality of holes extending through the first side, the second side, and the thickness of the manifold layer and being positioned at least in a first row and a second row that is offset from the first row, each of the plurality of holes including a hole length that is longer than and perpendicular to a hole width, the hole length of at least one of the holes in the first row being positioned at an angle relative to the hole length of another of the holes in the second row; and
a plurality of surface channels having a channel length extending along at least one manifold surface of the manifold layer, the plurality of surface channels having a channel depth and a channel width perpendicular to the channel length, wherein the channel depth extends partially into the thickness of the manifold layer from the manifold surface and the channel width extends perpendicular to the channel depth, and wherein the plurality of surface channels intersect the plurality of holes.
2 . The dressing of claim 1 , wherein the foam of the manifold layer has a density between about 6.5 lb/ft3 to about 12.8 lb/ft3.
3 . The dressing of claim 1 , wherein the foam of the manifold layer has a porosity between about 200 pores per inch to about 400 pores per inch.
4 . The dressing of claim 1 , wherein the thickness of the manifold layer is between about 8 millimeters to about 16 millimeters.
5 . The dressing of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of holes has a shape configured as a parallelogram.
6 . The dressing of claim 1 , wherein the hole length of one or more of the plurality of holes in the first row is angled toward the hole length of one or more of the plurality of holes in the second row.
7 . The dressing of claim 1 , wherein the hole length of one or more of the plurality of holes in the first row forms an angle of about 90 degrees relative to the hole length of one or more of the plurality of holes in the second row.
8 . The dressing of claim 1 , wherein plurality of holes in the first row and the second row extend along a manifold length of the manifold layer, wherein the hole length of one or more of the plurality of holes in the first row is positioned at a first angle of about 45 degrees relative to the manifold length, and wherein the hole length of one or more of the plurality of holes in the second row is positioned at a second angle of about 135 degrees relative to the manifold length.
9 . The dressing of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of surface channels intersect one another at an intersection angle to form a grid pattern.
10 . The dressing of claim 9 , wherein the intersection angle is about 90 degrees, and wherein the grid pattern is a square grid.
11 . The dressing of claim 9 , wherein the grid pattern is a first grid pattern, and wherein the plurality of surface channels intersect one another to form a second grid pattern that intersects the first grid pattern at a grid angle.
12 . The dressing of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of surface channels in the first grid pattern have a first channel depth and the plurality of surface channels in the second grid pattern have a second channel depth, and wherein the second channel depth is greater than the first channel depth.
13 . The dressing of claim 1 , wherein the channel depth of at least one of the surface channels is a first channel depth and the channel depth of another of the surface channels on the same manifold surface is a second channel depth, and wherein the second channel depth is greater than the first channel depth.
14 . The dressing of claim 1 , wherein the at least one manifold surface is the first side and the second side of the manifold layer, wherein the plurality of surface channels extend along the first side and the second side of the manifold layer, and wherein the surface channels on the first side are positioned at an angle relative to the surface channels on the second side.
15 . The dressing of claim 14 , wherein one or more of the surface channels on the first side has a first channel depth extending partially into the thickness of the manifold layer from the first side and one or more of the surface channels on the second side has a second channel depth extending partially into the thickness of the manifold layer from the second side, and wherein the first channel depth intersects the second channel depth to form a channel aperture that extends through the first side, the second side, and the thickness of the manifold layer.
16 . The dressing of claim 1 , further comprising at least one section channel extending into the thickness of the manifold layer substantially parallel to the first side and the second side of the manifold layer.
17 . The dressing of claim 1 , further comprising a contact layer configured to be positioned between the manifold layer and the tissue site and comprising a plurality of perforations disposed through opposing surfaces of the contact layer.
18 . A system for treating a tissue site with reduced pressure, comprising:
a dressing according to claim 1 ;
a cover configured to create a sealed space containing the manifold layer at the tissue site; and
a reduced-pressure source configured to be positioned in fluid communication with the sealed space and the manifold layer through the cover.
19 . A dressing for treating a tissue site with negative pressure, the dressing comprising:
a manifold layer comprising foam and including a first side configured to face the tissue site, a second side opposite the first side, and a thickness between the first side and the second side;
a plurality of holes extending through the first side, the second side, and the thickness of the manifold layer and being positioned at least in a first row and a second row that is offset from the first row, each of the plurality of holes including a hole length that is longer than and perpendicular to a hole width, the hole length of at least one of the holes in the first row being positioned at an angle relative to the hole length of another of the holes in the second row; and
a plurality of surface channels having a channel length extending along the first side and the second side of the manifold layer, wherein the surface channels on the first side are positioned at an angle relative to the surface channels on the second side, wherein one or more of the surface channels on the first side has a first channel depth extending partially into the thickness of the manifold layer from the first side and one or more of the surface channels on the second side has a second channel depth extending partially into the thickness of the manifold layer from the second side, and wherein the first channel depth intersects the second channel depth to form a channel aperture that extends through the first side, the second side, and the thickness of the manifold layer.
20 . The dressing of claim 19 , wherein the foam of the manifold layer has a porosity of about 200 pores per inch to about 400 pores per inch.
21 . The dressing of claim 19 , wherein the hole length of one or more of the plurality of holes in the first row is angled toward the hole length of one or more of the plurality of holes in the second row.
22 . The dressing of claim 19 , wherein the plurality of surface channels intersect one another at an intersection angle to form a grid pattern on at least one of the first side and the second side of the manifold layer, and wherein the plurality of surface channels intersect the plurality of holes.
23 . The dressing of claim 22 , wherein the grid pattern is a first grid pattern, and wherein the plurality of surface channels intersect one another to form a second grid pattern that intersects the first grid pattern at a grid angle.
24 . The dressing of claim 23 , wherein the plurality of surface channels in the first grid pattern have a different depth than the plurality of surface channels in the second grid pattern.
25 . The dressing of claim 19 , further comprising at least one section channel extending into the thickness of the manifold layer substantially parallel to the first side and the second side of the manifold layer.