Abstract:
La présente invention a trait à la mise en oeuvre de massages cutanés superficiels. Il s'agit d'un textile destiné à ête appliqué sur la peau, constitué de fibres, fils ou filaments tissés ou tricotés comprenant: - au moins une fibre, fil et/ou filament ayant la capacité d'émettre des radiations dans des longueurs d'ondes infrarouge lointain, de préférence entre 4 μm et 1000 μm, ou encore entre 5 μm et 20 μm, caractérisé en ce que au moins une partie d'une face destinée à être en contact avec la peau présente au moins un relief.
Abstract:
A non-contact controllable heater wound covering having a peripheral sealing ring covered by a layer to which is attached a heater and this assembly is attached to the skin with an adhesive so that the heater is held proximate the wound area in a non-contact position. The layer and peripheral sealing ring together define a treatment volume proximate the wound. The wound covering includes a programmable active heater control and the sealing ring may dispense water to control the humidity of the treatment volume. One form of active heat is an electrical resistive filament in variable geometric shapes providing versatility in application of heat to different types of wounds and wound area geometries. Another form of active heat is the transfer of a heated gas to the wound covering.
Abstract:
An infrared wound healing unit having a layer of an optically and radiographically transparent flexible heating element which, when powered, emits heat that serves to heal a wound according to monochromatic infrared energy (MIRE) treatment of the wound. This infrared wound healing unit is arranged so that: (a) heat emitted from the layer of an optically and radiographically transparent flexible heating element passes to a wound of a patient to treat the wound, (b) the wound of the patient that is being treated can be viewed while heat is emitted from the layer of an optically and radiographically transparent flexible heating element to treat the wound, (c) the wound is accessible for other forms of treatment, and (d) the infrared wound healing unit remains secured to the patient while the wound is being viewed or treated.
Abstract:
A non-contact controllable heater wound covering and method having a peripheral sealing ring covered by a layer to which is attached a heater and this assembly is attached to the skin with an adhesive so that the heater is held proximate the wound area in a non-contact position. The layer and peripheral sealing ring together define a treatment volume proximate the wound. The wound covering includes a programmable active heater control and the sealing ring may dispense water to control the humidity of the treatment volume. One form of active heat is an electrical resistive filament in variable geometric shapes providing versatility in application of heat to different types of wounds and wound area geometries. Another form of active heat is the transfer of a heated gas to the wound covering.
Abstract:
A laminate of a reflective foil of metallised polyester and a heat-softenable polyethylene film is perforated to allow transmission of water vapour and is used as a thermal covering or jacket for animals and humans. The laminate may form a large sheet overprinted with advisory shapes for cutting out to wrap specified body parts. The laminate may also be used as a support for wound dressing with an overprinted camouflage pattern. The laminate may be secured to itself or other surfaces such as under/over blankets or under garments by heat bonding. The reflective metallised film reflects back the body's own heat which is advantageous in wound/burn healing and incorporates a method for visualising the underlying wound/burn.
Abstract:
A mechanically flexible array of optically pumped vertical cavity surface emitting lasers, fabricated using spin coating. The array uses InGaP colloidal quantum dots as an active medium and alternating polymer layers of different refractive indices as Bragg mirrors. Enhanced spontaneous emission is produced. The flexible array can be peeled off a substrate, producing a flexible structure that can conform to a wide variety of shapes, and having an emission spectrum that can be mechanically tuned. The flexible array can be used to create a flexible infrared light bandage.
Abstract:
A non-contact wound treatment device (100) suitable for releasable attachment to a patient's skin surface over a selected wound area in a non-contact position relative to the selected wound area, the wound treatment device (100) comprising an attachment portion (102) suitable for releasable attachment with the patient's skin surface, having an inner perimeter for defining the selected wound area, a wound treatment portion (104) with a substantially planar wound cover (105) and a support member (106) supporting the wound cover (105), and a transition portion (108) with a membrane (110) connecting the wound treatment portion (104) to the attachment portion (102), the membrane (110) extending around the outer perimeter (118) of the support member (106) and attached to the attachment portion (102) between the inner (111i) and outer perimeter (111o) of the attachment portion (102).
Abstract:
A laminate of a reflective foil of metallised polyester and a heat-softenable polyethylene film is perforated to allow transmission of water vapour and is used as a thermal covering or jacket for animals and humans. The laminate may form a large sheet overprinted with advisory shapes for cutting out to wrap specified body parts. The laminate may also be used as a support for wound dressing with an overprinted camouflage pattern. The laminate may be secured to itself or other surfaces such as under/over blankets or under garments by heat bonding. The reflective metallised film reflects back the body's own heat which is advantageous in wound/burn healing and incorporates a method for visualising the underlying wound/burn.
Abstract:
A non-contact wound covering for covering a wound (54). A peripheral sealing ring (52) is covered by a barrier layer (64) and this assembly is attached to the skin with an adhesive (56). The barrier layer and peripheral sealing ring together define a treatment volume (62) over the wound. The barrier layer may include active and passive heaters and the sealing ring may dispense water to control the humidity of the treatment volume. One form of active heat is the transfer of a heated fluid to the wound covering.
Abstract:
Wounds dressings, systems, and methods are presented that involve using a patient's body heat to enhance liquid removal from the wound dressing through a high-moisture- vapor- transmission-rate drape. Additional heat sources or devices, such as nano-antennas or electrical heating elements, may be added or used separately to enhance the removal liquid from the wound dressing. Other dressings, systems, and methods are presented herein.