System and method for healing skin injuries

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A61H 7/00 (2006.01) A61F 13/00 (2006.01) A61F 15/00 (2006.01) A61H 9/00 (2006.01) A61H 31/02 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2485478

A method for facilitating the healing of damaged skin of a patient. The method including: isolating the damaged skin in an enclosure (100) having an air- tight seal between a portion of the enclosure (100) and adjacent skin, the enclosure (100) and skin forming a chamber (102); and applying cycles of positive and negative pressure (160) in the chamber (102) to enhance blood flow to outer layers of the damaged skin and inhibit the formation of edema in the damaged skin. Preferably, the method further includes: detecting (180) a cardiac cycle of the patient; and wherein the applying comprises synchronizing (170) the application of the positive and negative pressure in the chamber (102) to the detected cardiac cycle.

Méthode destinée à faciliter la cicatrisation de la peau détériorée d'un patient. La méthode consiste à isoler la peau détériorée dans une enceinte comportant un joint étanche à l'air entre une partie de l'enceinte et la peau adjacente, l'enceinte et la peau formant une chambre; et à appliquer des cycles de pression positive et négative dans la chambre, afin d'améliorer le flux sanguin vers les couches extérieures de la peau détériorée, et d'inhiber la formation d'oedème dans la peau détériorée. De préférence, la méthode consiste également à détecter un cycle cardiaque du patient et lorsque cela est approprié elle consiste à synchroniser l'application de la pression positive et négative dans la chambre au cycle cardiaque détecté.

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