WOUND DRESSING

A kit of parts for use in treatment of tissue by a contained plasma and/or plasma products is disclosed. The kit of parts includes a plasma generating device for use with a membrane dressing attached to tissue requiring treatment. The plasma generating device comprises a first cavity with an opening at one end formed between a grounded electrode and a cathode such that, in use, an arc discharge between the cathode and the grounded electrode ionizes a feed gas to produce at the open end a thermal plasma. Furthermore, the plasma generating device also comprises a second cavity with an opening at one end formed between a high voltage electrode and a grounded electrode such that, in use, a dielectric barrier discharge between the high voltage electrode and grounded electrode ionizes a feed gas to produce at the open end a non-thermal plasma. The membrane dressing is suitable for covering tissue in use, such as a diabetic ulcer, and comprises a sheet of impermeable material configured for forming a plasma containment compartment adjacent to the tissue. The membrane dressing also comprises one or more input connectors configured to admit plasma and/or plasma products through the membrane dressing. The plasma generating device and the one or more input convectors of the membrane dressing are configured to allow the plasma generating device and the input connector to be directly coupled or indirectly coupled through a connector tube to allow fluid communication of the plasma and/or plasma products produced at the openings of the cavities of the plasma generating device through the membrane dressing to, in use, allow conduction of the produced plasma into the membrane dressing. Advantages of such a kit of parts may be that the membrane dressing does not need to be removed to inspect the progress of the wound, nor does it need to be removed and replaced to manage the exudate. Such advantages helps to mitigate the problems of wound aggravation and maceration typically associated with well-known wound dressings, and also helps to encourage and facilitate wound healing.