Surgery – Body protecting or restraining devices for patients or infants – Chafing shields
Reexamination Certificate
2005-05-17
2005-05-17
Lucchesi, Nicholas D. (Department: 3764)
Surgery
Body protecting or restraining devices for patients or infants
Chafing shields
C602S041000, C602S061000, C005S654000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06892734
ABSTRACT:
A suspension system for the care and prevention of wounds on the body of a user includes an array of removable suspension devices forming a flexible sheet. Each suspension device is removably coupled to at least one other suspension device. The suspension devices are selectably removable from the array in order to define a space within the sheet which approximates the size of a target area on the body of the user. A disposable garment for the body of a user includes an absorbent portion and a wound care and prevention suspension portion. The absorbent portion has a fluid pervious inner sheet, a fluid impervious outer sheet and at least one layer of absorbent material disposed between the inner and outer sheets. The wound care and prevention suspension portion is coupled to the absorbent portion. The application of a suspension system for the care and prevention of wounds to the body of a user including identifying a target area on the body of the user, obtaining a sheet formed of removable suspension devices, selectably removing at least one suspension device from the sheet to define a space which approximates the target area, and securing the sheet to the body of the user such that the sheet supports the target area without contacting the target area.
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Callahan John W.
Diaz R. Gary
Schleicher Thomas R.
Lucchesi Nicholas D.
McKenna Michael R.
Thanh Quang D
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