Closed incision negative pressure wound therapy device and methods of use
View Patent ↗A surgical tissue therapy device includes a sealant layer and a collection chamber. The sealant layer functions so as to create a sealed enclosure or space between it and the surface of a patient by forming, preferably, an airtight seal around a surgical area of skin trauma. The closed incision tissue therapy device also comprises a collection chamber, which may comprise an elongate tubular chamber with a plurality of longitudinally spaced openings. The collection chamber may be configured to be in fluid communication with the sealant layer and the area of skin trauma and functions as to distribute the negative pressure applied to a surgically closed area of skin trauma. Preferably, the pressure under the sealant layer is reduced by expanding the volume of the enclosure space and thereby decreasing the density of air molecules under the sealant layer. The collection material may comprise a material and/or a configuration that permits length changes based upon the length of the corresponding surgical wound or incision.
1. A device for treating a wound, the device comprising:
a support configured to be positioned over a length of an incision in tissue; and
a sealant structure positioned over the support and configured to:
seal with an area of tissue around the incision to form a sealed space over the support and the incision,
pull a first edge of the incision toward a second edge of the incision when the sealed space receives reduced pressure; and
collapse around the support when the sealed space receives the reduced pressure.
2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the support is configured to be positioned over an entire length of the incision in the tissue.
3. The device of claim 1 , further comprising a contact layer configured to positioned within the sealed space and to be in direct contact with at least a portion of the incision in the tissue.
4. The device of claim 1 , further comprising a suction source configured to generate the reduced pressure.
5. The device of claim 4 , wherein the suction source comprises a constant force spring.
6. The device of claim 4 , wherein the suction source comprises a sliding seal.
7. The device of claim 4 , wherein the suction source is directly coupled to a surface of the sealant structure that is configured to be exposed to an ambient environment.
8. The device of claim 1 , wherein the sealant structure comprises a surface with an adhesive disposed around at least a portion of a perimeter of the surface, and wherein the adhesive is configured to secure at least the portion of the perimeter of the surface to an area of tissue around the incision.
9. The device of claim 1 , wherein the support comprises an elongate channel.
10. The device of claim 9 , wherein a contact layer is configured to provide fluid communication between the elongated channel and the incision in the tissue.
11. The device of claim 1 , wherein the support comprises an elongated channel configured to be positioned along the incision and to distribute the reduced pressure to the incision in the tissue, and wherein the sealant structure is configured to collapse into a side channel in the support.
12. The device of claim 1 , wherein the sealant structure comprises at least one elastic element configured to pull the first edge of the incision to the second edge of the incision.
13. A device for treating a wound, the device comprising:
a support configured to be positioned over a length of an incision in tissue;
a sealant structure positioned over the support and configured to:
seal with an area of tissue around the incision to form a sealed space over the support and the incision in the tissue,
pull a first edge of the incision in the tissue toward a second edge of the incision, and
collapse around the support when the sealed space receives reduced pressure; and
a contact layer configured to be positioned within the sealed space between the support and the tissue.
14. The device of claim 13 , wherein the sealant structure is configured to pull the first edge of the incision in the tissue toward the second edge of the incision when the sealed space receives reduced pressure.
15. The device of claim 13 , wherein the support is configured to be positioned over an entire length of the incision in the tissue.
16. The device of claim 13 , further comprising a suction source configured to generate reduced pressure.
17. The device of claim 16 , wherein the suction source comprises a constant force spring.
18. The device of claim 16 , wherein the suction source comprises a sliding seal.
19. The device of claim 16 , wherein the suction source is directly coupled to a surface of the sealant structure that is configured to be exposed to an ambient environment.
20. The device of claim 13 , wherein the sealant structure comprises a surface with an adhesive disposed around at least a portion of a perimeter of the surface, and wherein the adhesive is configured to secure at least the portion of the perimeter of the surface to an area of tissue around the incision.
21. The device of claim 13 , wherein the support is configured to form an elongated channel over the length of the incision in the tissue, and wherein the contact layer is configured to provide fluid communication between the elongated channel and the incision in the tissue.
22. The device of claim 13 , wherein the support comprises an elongated channel configured to be positioned along the incision and to distribute the reduced pressure to the incision in the tissue, and wherein the sealant structure is configured to collapse into a side channel in the support.
23. The device of claim 13 , wherein the sealant structure comprises at least one elastic element configured to pull the first edge of the incision to the second edge of the incision.
24. A device for treating a wound, the device comprising:
a support configured to be positioned over a length of an incision in tissue;
a suction source configured to generate reduced pressure; and
a sealant structure positioned over the support and configured to:
seal with an area of tissue around the incision in the tissue to form a sealed space over the support and the incision,
pull a first edge of the incision in the tissue toward a second edge of the incision in the tissue if the sealed space receives reduced pressure from the suction source, and
collapse around the support when the sealed space receives the reduced pressure.
25. The device of claim 24 , further comprising a contact layer configured to be positioned within the sealed space and in direct contact with the incision in the tissue.
26. The device of claim 24 , wherein the support is configured to be positioned over an entire length of the incision in the tissue.
27. The device of claim 24 , wherein the suction source comprises a constant force spring.
28. The device of claim 24 , wherein the suction source comprises a sliding seal.
29. The device of claim 24 , wherein the sealant structure comprises a surface with an adhesive disposed around at least a portion of a perimeter of the surface, and wherein the adhesive is configured to secure at least the portion of the perimeter of the surface to an area of tissue around the incision when the sealed space receives the reduced pressure.
30. The device of claim 24 , wherein the support is configured to form an elongated channel over the length of the incision in the tissue, and wherein a contact layer is configured to provide fluid communication between the elongated channel and the incision in the tissue.
31. The device of claim 24 , wherein the support is configured to form an elongated channel over the length of the incision in the tissue, wherein the elongate channel is configured to distribute the reduced pressure to the incision in the tissue, and wherein the sealant structure is configured to collapse into a side channel in the support.
32. The device of claim 24 , wherein the sealant structure comprises at least one elastic element configured to pull the first edge of the incision in the tissue to the second edge of the incision in the tissue independent of the sealed space receiving the reduced pressure.
33. The device of claim 24 , wherein the suction source is directly coupled to a surface of the sealant structure that is configured to be exposed to an ambient environment.