Wound dressing applicator
View Patent ↗A wound dressing applicator ( 10 ) for applying hydrocolloid dressings, compositions for tissue regeneration and the like to a patient's skin. Known wound dressing applicators do not effectively protect against contamination of the wound dressing and/or can be fiddly and difficult to operate and be rendered unusable by unwanted premature separation of the various layers of material adhered to one another. The present applicator comprises a rigid body ( 20 ) having a rigid body enclosure ( 30 ) for receiving a wound dressing, and an ejector ( 40 ) for ejecting the wound dressing from the rigid body enclosure and onto a patient's wound. This enables effective and aseptic handling of a wound dressing and application of the wound dressing onto a patient's wound.
1. A wound dressing applicator comprising:
a rigid body having a rigid body enclosure for a wound dressing, wherein the rigid body enclosure is defined by a wall extending from the rigid body;
an ejector for ejection of a wound dressing from the rigid body enclosure, wherein the ejector is a biased lever that is coupled to the rigid body enclosure, and wherein the ejector is moveable relative to the rigid body enclosure to push a wound dressing out of the rigid body enclosure; and
a removable rigid lid over the rigid body enclosure, wherein the rigid lid comprises an ejector for ejection of a wound dressing from the rigid lid.
2. A wound dressing applicator according to claim 1 wherein the cover is flexible.
3. A wound dressing applicator according to claim 1 wherein the lid comprises a rigid lid enclosure.
4. A wound dressing applicator according to claim 1 wherein the wall extends perpendicularly from the rigid body.
5. A wound dressing applicator according to claim 1 wherein the lid is coupleable to the wall.
6. A wound dressing applicator according to claim 5 wherein the lid fits inside the enclosure wall.
7. A wound dressing applicator according to claim 5 wherein the lid fits over the enclosure wall.
8. A wound dressing applicator according to claim 1 wherein the applicator includes a handle.
9. A wound dressing applicator according to claim 8 wherein the rigid enclosure is at a proximal end of the applicator and the handle is at distal end of the applicator.
10. A wound dressing applicator according to claim 1 wherein the lid has one or more open regions.
11. A wound dressing applicator according to claim 1 made of transparent material.
12. A wound dressing applicator according to claim 1 wherein the lid is made of transparent material.
13. A wound dressing applicator according to claim 1 wherein the rigid enclosure holds a moist wound dressing and, in use, the ejector coupled to the rigid body enclosure breaks a seal between the moist dressing and the applicator.
14. A wound dressing applicator according to claim 1 wherein the rigid enclosure holds a hydrocolloid wound dressing.
15. A wound dressing applicator according to claim 1 wherein the rigid enclosure holds a wound dressing containing living cells.
16. A wound dressing applicator according to claim 15 wherein the human cells are dermal fibroblasts.
17. A kit for applying a wound dressing comprising: a wound dressing applicator according to claim 1 ; a wound dressing for placement into the rigid enclosure; and a rigid cover for covering the rigid enclosure.
18. A kit for applying a wound dressing according to claim 17 wherein the wound dressing is a hydrocolloid dressing or wherein the wound dressing comprises living human dermal fibroblasts.