FLEXIBLE MEANS FOR DETERMINING THE EXTENT OF DEBRIDEMENT REQUIRED TO REMOVE NON-VIABLE TISSUE

A flexible dressing for applying to a tissue site for determining the extent of debridement required to remove non-viable tissue is disclosed. Some embodiments of the dressing may be in the form of a multi-layer drape having an integrated tissue viability indicator system. Some embodiments may also...

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Hauptverfasser:	DEKRUIF, Daniel W, LOCKE, Christopher Brian, GARCIA-OSBORNE, Sandra, LONG, Justin Alexander, ROBINSON, Timothy Mark
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 DIAGNOSIS FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS FIRST-AID KITS FOMENTATION HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE IDENTIFICATION MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES PROSTHESES SURGERY TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS
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Zusammenfassung:	A flexible dressing for applying to a tissue site for determining the extent of debridement required to remove non-viable tissue is disclosed. Some embodiments of the dressing may be in the form of a multi-layer drape having an integrated tissue viability indicator system. Some embodiments may also include a system of shapes or a grid pattern printed or embossed on a surface of the drape for providing guidance during an ensuing debridement or amputation procedure.