Antimicrobial/antibacterial disruptive dressing for use with negative pressure and fluid instillation
View Patent ↗Dressings, systems, and methods for treating a tissue site are described herein. The dressing has a contact layer having a plurality of holes. The contact layer is configured to be positioned adjacent to the tissue site. The dressing also includes a cover layer having a first side configured to be positioned adjacent to the contact layer and a second side opposite the first side. An antimicrobial agent is coupled to the first side of the cover layer. The dressing has a drape configured to be positioned over the cover layer to form a sealed space having the contact layer and the cover layer disposed in the sealed space.
1 . A dressing for treating a tissue site, the dressing comprising:
a debridement tool having a plurality of openings extending into the debridement tool to form interior surfaces perpendicular to and extending from a first surface of the debridement tool, the debridement tool configured to be positioned adjacent to the tissue site;
an antibacterial agent coupled to the interior surfaces of the plurality of openings of the debridement tool, the first surface being free from the antibacterial agent; and
a drape configured to be positioned over the debridement tool to form a sealed space having the debridement tool disposed in the sealed space.
2 . The dressing of claim 1 , further comprising a retainer layer disposed over the debridement tool.
3 . The dressing of claim 2 , wherein the retainer layer has a first side and a second side, the second side configured to be positioned adjacent to the debridement tool, and the antibacterial agent comprises a first antibacterial agent, the dressing further comprising a second antibacterial agent coupled to the second side of the retainer layer.
4 . The dressing of claim 3 , wherein the first antibacterial agent is different than the second antibacterial agent.
5 . The dressing of claim 1 , wherein the debridement tool comprises a second surface opposite the first surface, the second surface configured to be positioned adjacent to the tissue site, and the antibacterial agent comprises a first antibacterial agent, the dressing further comprising a second antibacterial agent coupled to the second surface of the debridement tool.
6 . The dressing of claim 5 , wherein the first antibacterial agent is different than the second antibacterial agent.