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Granted Patent B2
US 7,316,705 · App. 11/064,393 · Granted Jan 8, 2008

Adhesive including medicament and device and method for applying same

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Patent No.
US 7,316,705
App. No.
11/064,393
Granted
Jan 8, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention provides a device and method for safely applying cyanoacrylate or other adhesives to skin lacerations.

Claims (22)

1. A method of sealing a wound, the method comprising the steps of:

providing a wound approximation device, the device comprising a resilient sheet and an opening, wherein a portion of the resilient sheet adjacent to the opening comprises a substance which does not form a strong bond with a cyanoacrylate wound-sealing adhesive;

applying tension to the resilient sheet whereby the opening is enlarged to a sufficient size such that it may surround a skin wound and expose a margin of skin surrounding the wound;

pressing the resilient sheet under tension against the skin to form a bond to the skin, such that the opening surrounds the skin wound and exposes a margin of skin surrounding the wound;

releasing the tension in the resilient sheet, whereby the wound is approximated;

applying a cyanoacrylate wound-sealing adhesive to the approximated wound; and

removing the wound approximation device from the skin, whereby the approximated wound is sealed.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the cyanoacrylate wound-sealing adhesive comprises a butyl cyanoacrylate adhesive.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the cyanoacrylate wound-sealing adhesive comprises an octyl cyanoacrylate adhesive.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the substance which does not form a strong bond with a cyanoacrylate wound-sealing adhesive comprises a vinyl.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the substance which does not form a strong bond with a cyanoacrylate wound-sealing adhesive comprises a urethane.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein a portion of the resilient sheet to be placed against the skin comprises a backing adhesive.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of:

debriding the approximated wound.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of:

irrigating the approximated wound.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of:

disinfecting the approximated wound.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of:

suturing the approximated wound.

11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of:

stapling the approximated wound.