DRESSING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR TREATING A WOUND

The invention relates to a dressing arrangement and to a method for treating a wound of a human or animal body by means of vacuum. The dressing arrangement has an absorbent body for absorbing wound secretions, the absorbent body being designed for insertion in a cavity of the wound. Furthermore, a s...

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Hauptverfasser:	GERDES, Gerd, WEBER, Jérémie
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS FIRST-AID KITS FOMENTATION HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES PROSTHESES TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS
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Zusammenfassung:	The invention relates to a dressing arrangement and to a method for treating a wound of a human or animal body by means of vacuum. The dressing arrangement has an absorbent body for absorbing wound secretions, the absorbent body being designed for insertion in a cavity of the wound. Furthermore, a separating element is provided, which is arranged between the wound and the absorbent body. Furthermore, a cover element, which is designed to cover the wound, together with the absorbent body, in a substantially airtight manner, and a connecting means are provided, which connecting means is arranged for connecting a vacuum source to the cover element. According to the invention, it is provided that the separating element is designed to be larger than the wound to be treated, a protruding edge portion being formed, and that the edge portion is attached to a skin region at the edge of the wound.