U.S. patent application number 11/891912 was filed with the patent office on 2007-12-06 for device and method for compressing wounds.
This patent application is currently assigned to Datascope Investment Corp.. Invention is credited to James S. Bates, John P. Budris.
Application Number | 20070282239 11/891912 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 28675432 |
Filed Date | 2007-12-06 |
United States Patent
Application |
20070282239 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Bates; James S. ; et
al. |
December 6, 2007 |
Device and method for compressing wounds
Abstract
A dressing for applying compression to a wound in a patient
includes a bladder having a non-deformable end wall and a
deformable membrane. The dressing may include a flexible web having
an adhesive layer on one side thereof for securing the dressing to
the patient so as to hold the bladder against the patient's skin.
Upon inflation, the deformable membrane projects towards the
patient's skin and exerts pressure on the wound to reduce the flow
of blood from the wound.
Inventors: |
Bates; James S.; (Sparta,
NJ) ; Budris; John P.; (Cheshire, CT) |
Correspondence
Address: |
LERNER, DAVID, LITTENBERG,;KRUMHOLZ & MENTLIK
600 SOUTH AVENUE WEST
WESTFIELD
NJ
07090
US
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Assignee: |
Datascope Investment Corp.
Montvale
NJ
07645
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Family ID: |
28675432 |
Appl. No.: |
11/891912 |
Filed: |
August 13, 2007 |
Related U.S. Patent Documents
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11043350 |
Jan 26, 2005 |
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11891912 |
Aug 13, 2007 |
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10397785 |
Mar 26, 2003 |
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11043350 |
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60368013 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
602/53 ;
602/54 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A61B 2017/00557
20130101; A61B 17/085 20130101; A61F 2013/00468 20130101; A61B
17/0057 20130101; A61B 17/1325 20130101; A61B 17/135 20130101; A61B
17/12 20130101; A61B 2017/12004 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
602/053 ;
602/054 |
International
Class: |
A61F 13/02 20060101
A61F013/02 |
Claims
1. A dressing for applying compression to a wound in the groin of a
patient, comprising: an inflatable bladder having a non-deformable
end wall and a deformable membrane connected to the end wall so as
to define an enclosed space therebetween, the bladder having a
deflated condition and an inflated condition; and holding means for
holding the bladder against the skin of the patient in a position
substantially overlying the wound without circumscribing the leg or
torso of the patient.
2. The dressing as claimed in claim 1, wherein the holding means
includes a flexible web connected to the end wall of the bladder
and projecting outwardly therefrom.
3. The dressing as claimed in claim 2, wherein the flexible web
extends radially outward in all directions from the bladder.
4. The dressing as claimed in claim 2, further comprising a layer
of adhesive on one surface of the flexible web for adhering the
flexible web to the skin of the patient.
5. The dressing as claimed in claim 1, wherein the bladder in the
inflated condition decreases in size in a direction away from the
end wall.
6. The dressing as claimed in claim 5, wherein the bladder in the
inflated condition has a frusto-conical or frusto-pyramidal
shape.
7. The dressing as claimed in claim 1, wherein the end wall is
formed from a rigid material.
8. The dressing as claimed in claim 1, wherein the end wall is
formed from plastic.
9. The dressing as claimed in claim 1, wherein the end wall is
transparent.
10. The dressing as claimed in claim 1, wherein the end wall and
the deformable membrane are formed from the same material.
11. The dressing as claimed in claim 10, wherein the end wall and
the deformable membrane are molded integrally with one another.
12. A method of applying compression to a wound in a patient, the
method comprising: providing a dressing including an inflatable
bladder having a non-deformable end wall and a deformable membrane
connected to the end wall so as to define an enclosed space
therebetween; applying the dressing against the skin of the patient
in a position substantially overlying the wound; inflating the
bladder to an inflated condition, whereby the inflated bladder
exerts pressure on the wound; and applying manual pressure to the
dressing against the skin of the patient so as to achieve
hemostasis of the wound.
13. The method as claimed in claim 12, further comprising providing
a flexible web connected to the end wall of the bladder, the
flexible web having a layer of adhesive on one surface thereof, and
adhering the flexible web to the skin of the patient.
14. The method as claimed in claim 12, wherein the bladder in the
inflated condition decreases in size in a direction away from the
end wall.
15. The method as claimed in claim 14, wherein the bladder in the
inflated condition has a frusto-conical or frusto-pyramidal
shape.
16. The method as claimed in claim 12, wherein the providing step
includes providing the dressing so that the end wall and the
deformable membrane are formed from the same material.
17. The method as claimed in claim 16, wherein the providing step
includes providing the dressing so that the end wall and the
deformable membrane are molded integrally with one another.
Description
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 11/043,350
filed Jan. 26, 2005, which is a continuation of application Ser.
No. 10/397,785 filed Mar. 26, 2003, which claims the benefit of
U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/368,013 filed Mar. 27, 2002,
the disclosures of which are hereby incorporated by reference
herein.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The present invention relates generally to a device and
method for compressing a wound in a patient caused by any one of a
number of medical procedures. In a particular embodiment, the
present invention is directed to a device and method for
compressing and sealing a puncture wound in a blood vessel of a
patient caused by a medical procedure.
[0003] In certain medical procedures, such as cardiac
catheterization, dilation and counterpulsation, a catheter or other
device is inserted into an artery, most commonly by percutaneous
methods, and then fed through the arterial tree to the site where
needed, frequently, the region of the heart. The site usually
selected for insertion is the groin because the femoral artery in
that region is relatively easy to locate.
[0004] These procedures are normally initiated by insertion of an
angiographic needle, followed by passing a guide wire through that
needle into the artery. The needle is then removed, leaving the
guide wire in place. Next, a sheath/dilator set is passed over the
guide wire into the artery in order to enlarge the opening
sufficiently to permit entry of the catheter or other device. The
dilator is then removed, leaving the sheath or guide cannula in
place. The catheter or other device can then be inserted through
the cannula with full confidence that when it emerges from the
distal end it will be within the lumen of the artery.
[0005] After a procedure, for example, counterpulsation, has been
completed, the sheath must be removed and the wound closed. Often,
this can be accomplished simply by the application of digital
pressure, generally augmented by the use of a conventional pressure
dressing, until hemostasis is achieved. Customarily, pressure must
be applied for at least one half hour, and frequently for much
longer than that. In addition, during this period the patient must
be immobilized, lest movement interfere with the closing process.
Because of the pressure required, the time during which it must be
applied and the need for immobilization, the procedure is painful
and uncomfortable. It also requires the prolonged personal
attention of a health care professional. Finally, wound closures
accomplished in this manner are prone to open unexpectedly long
after closure appears to have been completed. Patients are
therefore often required to maintain bedrest, oftentimes in the
hospital, for 24 hours or longer.
[0006] In addition to the need for applied pressure to seal a
puncture wound in an artery or blood vessel of a patient, there are
other medical situations in which the application of pressure to a
particular region of a patient's body is required. For example,
there may be a requirement for pressure to stanch bleeding or
reduce hematomas following biopsies, ambulatory dialysis, insertion
of intravenous needles, emergency procedures and other such
situations.
[0007] Although devices have been developed to address these
situations, and particularly the difficulties associated with
achieving hemostasis of an artery or blood vessel, these devices
have met with various degrees of success and oftentimes create new
difficulties. There therefore exists a need for a device for
applying compression to wounds in patients which is inexpensive,
effective, easy to use and comfortable for the patient, and which
overcomes many of the drawbacks of the prior art devices.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0008] The present invention addresses these needs.
[0009] One aspect of the present invention provides a dressing for
applying compression to a wound in a patient. The dressing includes
an inflatable bladder having a non-deformable end wall and a
deformable membrane connected to the end wall so as to define an
enclosed space therebetween. The bladder has a deflated condition
in which the membrane is adjacent the end wall and an inflated
condition in which the membrane is spaced from the end wall.
Holding means are provided for holding the bladder against the skin
of the patient in a position substantially overlying the wound
without circumscribing the leg or torso of the patient.
[0010] The holding means may include a flexible web connected to
the end wall of the bladder and projecting outwardly therefrom. The
flexible web may extend radially outward in all directions from the
bladder and may include a layer of adhesive on one surface for
adhering the flexible web to the skin of the patient.
[0011] The bladder in the inflated condition may decrease in size
in a direction away from the end wall. In preferred embodiments,
the bladder in the inflated condition may have a frusto-conical or
frusto-pyramidal shape.
[0012] The end wall may be formed from a rigid material, such as
plastic, and may be transparent. The end wall may also be formed
from the same material as the deformable membrane, and may be
molded integrally with the deformable membrane.
[0013] Another aspect of the present invention provides a method of
applying compression to a wound in a patient. The method includes
providing a dressing including an inflatable bladder having a
non-deformable end wall and a deformable membrane connected to the
end wall so as to define an enclosed space therebetween; applying
the dressing against the skin of the patient in a position
substantially overlying the wound; inflating the bladder to an
inflated condition, whereby the inflated bladder exerts pressure on
the wound to reduce the flow of blood from the wound; and applying
manual pressure to the dressing against the skin of the patient so
as to achieve hemostasis of the wound.
[0014] The method may further include providing a flexible web
connected to the end wall of the bladder, the flexible web having a
layer of adhesive on one surface thereof, and adhering the flexible
web to the patient's skin.
[0015] The bladder in the inflated condition may decrease in size
in a direction away from the end wall. In preferred methods, the
bladder in the inflated condition may have a frusto-conical or
frusto-pyramidal shape.
[0016] The providing step may include providing the dressing such
that the end wall and the deformable membrane are formed from the
same material. The providing step may further include providing the
dressing such that the end wall and the deformable membrane are
molded integrally with one another.
[0017] Preferred dressings in accordance with the present invention
and compression methods employing same reduce the time in which
health care professionals must exert manual compression to a wound,
while at the same time increasing patient mobility and comfort.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0018] A more complete appreciation of the subject matter of the
present invention and the various advantages thereof can be
realized by reference to the following detailed description in
which reference is made to the accompanying drawings in which:
[0019] FIG. 1 is an enlarged, schematic, cross-sectional view of
one type of insertion site, showing a balloon catheter having
passed over a guide wire through a guide cannula into the femoral
artery of the patient;
[0020] FIG. 2 is a bottom plan view of one embodiment of the
compression dressing of the present invention showing the side that
faces the puncture wound;
[0021] FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the compression dressing of
FIG. 2;
[0022] FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the compression dressing
taken along line 4-4 of FIG. 3 and showing the bladder in a
deflated condition;
[0023] FIG. 5 is the same view as FIG. 4, but showing the bladder
in an inflated condition;
[0024] FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the application of the
compression dressing to a patient, the bladder of the compression
dressing being in a deflated condition;
[0025] FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the application of the
compression dressing to a patient, the bladder of the compression
dressing being in an inflated condition;
[0026] FIG. 8 is an enlarged, schematic, cross-sectional view
showing the insertion site of FIG. 1 after the catheter, cannula
and guide wire have been removed, and showing the use of the
compression dressing to seal the puncture wound; and
[0027] FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of a compression dressing
in accordance with an alternate embodiment of the present
invention, showing the bladder in an inflated condition.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0028] In certain procedures, for example, intra-aortic balloon
pumping ("IABP"), percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
("PTCA") and angiography, as best seen in FIG. 1, a catheter or
other device 10 is inserted through a puncture wound 14 and into a
blood vessel or artery 16, most frequently, the common femoral
artery in the groin area of the patient's leg 20. Puncture wound 14
includes a tissue channel extending through a layer of tissue
separating artery 16 from the patient's skin. Often, the insertion
of device 10 is facilitated by passing the device over a guide wire
22 and through a guide cannula 24. When the procedure (e.g.,
counterpulsation) has been completed, the device (e.g., the
catheter), the guide wire and the guide cannula must be removed and
the puncture wound closed. Although puncture wounds of the sort
made by percutaneous procedures will generally, after removal of
all cannulas and catheters, be in the nature of slits, for ease of
understanding, they are depicted in the drawings herein more as
holes. The shape of the puncture wound, however, is not
critical.
[0029] It should be understood that the subject invention is
independent of the nature of the medical device being used to treat
the patient. Accordingly, the term "catheter" is used herein in a
very generic and broad way to include not only "catheters" in the
strict sense, but any device that is inserted into the body.
[0030] Similarly, the subject invention is independent of whether a
particular blood vessel is involved, and if so, which blood vessel.
While it is anticipated that the femoral artery will be the most
commonly used blood vessel for many percutaneous procedures, other
arteries as well as veins might just as easily be involved.
[0031] A compression dressing 100 for use in sealing puncture wound
14 is shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. Dressing 100 includes an expandable
bladder 102 having an upper wall 104 and a lower membrane 106
enclosing an internal region 108. Upper wall 104 is formed from a
material that will resist substantial deformation at the pressures
to which bladder 102 is inflated during normal use. Thus, for
example, upper wall 104 may be formed from a rigid plastic
material, a rigid metal or some other relatively rigid material.
Preferably, upper wall 104 is formed from a transparent plastic
disc so that the inflation of bladder 102 and any leakage of blood
from puncture wound 14 can be readily observed therethrough.
[0032] In contrast, membrane 106 is formed from a pliant,
air-impermeable material such that membrane 106 will deform upon
inflation of bladder 102. In one arrangement, membrane 106 may be
formed from the same material as upper wall 104. For example, in a
one-piece molding operation, upper wall 104 may be formed with a
relatively thick cross-section such that it will not substantially
deform at the pressures to which bladder 102 is inflated during
use, and membrane. 106 may be formed with a relatively thin
cross-section such that it will readily deform upon inflation of
bladder 102. Alternatively, upper wall 104 and membrane 106 may be
formed from different materials altogether.
[0033] Bladder 102 in the inflated condition may have any shape
capable of exerting sufficient pressure on the patient's leg to
occlude bleeding. In a preferred arrangement, however, membrane 106
has a shape such that the inflated bladder 102 will taper from a
larger size to a smaller size in the direction toward the patient.
For example, in the inflated state, bladder 102 may have the shape
of an inverted pyramid or cone. Such shapes will concentrate the
pressure exerted by compression dressing 100 on a localized region
of the patient, desirably a region overlying the wounded artery.
Bladder 102 in the inflated condition may alternatively have a
frusto-pyramidal or frusto-conical shape, thereby avoiding any pain
to the patient which may result from having the inflated point of
bladder 102 forced against the patient's skin. Other shapes are
also contemplated herein. Moreover, it will be appreciated that by
varying the wall thickness and shape of membrane 106, various
levels of force and conformity with the contour of the patient's
skin may be achieved.
[0034] Membrane 106 may be treated with an anti-bacterial coating
in order to minimize the occurrence of infections in puncture wound
14 resulting from the use of compression dressing 100. In addition,
membrane 106 may be treated with any number of materials known to
those skilled in the art to aid in the healing of puncture wound 14
or to reduce pain or complications.
[0035] Bladder 102 is secured to the lower, surface of an
attachment web 110. Web 110 is preferably formed from a flexible
material which will readily conform to the contour of the patient's
leg. Particularly preferred are materials that are permeable to
air, such as woven fabrics and perforated plastic sheets. The
attachment of bladder 102 to web 110 may be made by an adhesive;
mechanical means, such as sewing or stapling; ultrasonic or solvent
welding; and any other known techniques. In a preferred
arrangement, the edges of bladder 102 are encased within one or
more layers of adhesive as discussed below in connection with FIG.
9. An aperture 112 may be formed in web 110 in a region overlying
upper wall 104. Aperture 112 may enable substantially the entirety
of bladder to be seen through web 110 to assure proper placement
and operation of compression dressing 100.
[0036] Web 110 may extend outwardly from bladder 102 in all
directions so as to define a continuous region around bladder 102
by which dressing 100 may be attached to the patient's leg.
However, web 110 need not extend outwardly from bladder 102 by
equal amounts in all directions. Thus, as shown in FIG. 2, web 110
may include substantially perpendicular arms 114 and 116 which
extend radially outwardly from bladder 102 by a greater extent than
the remainder of web 110. Although FIG. 2 shows arms 114 as shorter
than arms 116, that is not necessarily the case; arms 114 may be
longer than arms 116 or arms 114 and 116 may have substantially the
same length.
[0037] The bottom surface of web 110 (i.e., the surface confronting
the patient's skin) includes an adhesive layer 120 for adhering
dressing 100 to the patient's skin in the region surrounding
puncture wound 14. Adhesive layer 120 may entirely coat the bottom
surface of web 110. Alternatively, adhesive layer 120 may be
applied only in discrete regions of the bottom surface of web 110
such that the portion of web 110 adjacent bladder 102 is held
tightly against the patient's skin. Moreover, as noted above,
adhesive layer 120 may be used to adhere upper wall 104 of bladder
102 to attachment web 110, such as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5. A
removable protective sheet 130 may cover adhesive layer 120 during
shipping and handling. As explained below, protective sheet 130 is
removed from dressing 100 prior to its use.
[0038] A mechanism 140 for inflating bladder 102 is provided on the
upper wall 104 of the bladder. Mechanism 140 includes a tube 142
having one end connected to upper wall 104 by a connector 144 and
communicating with the interior of bladder 102 through an aperture
146 in upper wall 104. A one-way valve assembly 148 is connected to
the other end of tube 142. Any known inflation mechanism may be
used to inflate bladder 102. One such inflation device is a squeeze
bulb, such as squeeze bulb 150 shown in FIG. 6, which may be
connected to mechanism 140 through valve assembly 148. Other
inflation mechanisms include, but are not limited to, compressed
air canisters, a centralized source of air distributed through the
wall or ceiling, or a gas generated through a chemical reaction
within bladder 102, such as by crushing chemical-containing vials,
etc. Alternatively, bladder 102 may be inflated by a fluid, such as
saline, in order to provide weight to the dressing and reduce the
compressibility of the inflated bladder.
[0039] The application of compression dressing 100 to a patient and
the operation thereof will now be described with particular
reference to FIGS. 6-8. After protective sheet 130 has been removed
and before bladder 102 is inflated, the dressing 100 is applied so
that adhesive layer 120 contacts the skin of the patient, and so
that bladder 102 is positioned over or just upstream of puncture
wound 14. Squeeze bulb 150 or another inflation device may then be
used to inflate bladder 102 to a desired pressure. Since upper wall
104 resists deformation as bladder 102 is inflated, as the
inflation material fills internal region 108 of bladder 102,
membrane 106 will be pushed away from upper wall 104 and toward the
patient's skin. As this occurs, the adhesive layer 120 on web 110
holds bladder 102 in tight relationship against the skin of the
patient. As a result, the inflation of bladder 102 causes the
patient's skin and underlying tissue and artery to be compressed,
thereby stanching the flow of blood through the tissue below.
[0040] Dressing 100 may be used with or without an initial period
of manual compression. In that regard, manual compression may
initially be applied to the wound site to achieve hemostasis before
application of dressing 100. After hemostasis has been achieved,
dressing 100 may be applied and bladder 102 inflated.
Alternatively, manual compression may be performed directly over
dressing 100 after its application to the patient but before it has
been inflated. In a further variant, manual compression may be
performed directly over dressing 100 subsequent to inflation of
bladder 102. In this regard, membrane 106 may be formed with a
shape which will facilitate the ease of applying this compression.
In all of these methods, once manual compression has been
completed, the inflated bladder 102 would continue to maintain
pressure on the puncture wound to maintain hemostasis.
[0041] An alternate embodiment of a dressing in accordance with the
present invention is illustrated as dressing 200 in FIG. 9.
Dressing 200 is substantially the same as dressing 100 described
above, but differs in the shape of the deformable membrane and in
the method of securing the bladder to the attachment web. Thus,
dressing 200 includes a deformable membrane 206 which is more
rounded than membrane 106, eliminating any sharp corners or edges
which could cause discomfort for the patient. Also, dressing 200
includes a first layer of adhesive 220 which substantially coats
one surface of attachment web 210 and adheres bladder 202 to the
web, and a second layer of adhesive 280 which covers the peripheral
edge of membrane 206 in the region in which the membrane is
connected to upper wall 204. With this arrangement, the outer edges
of upper wall 204 and membrane 206 are encased within adhesive so
that no free edges are exposed to the patient's skin. It will be
appreciated that the same effect can be achieved without adhesive
layer 280 having the same outward extent as adhesive layer 220, or
without adhesive layer 220 having the same outward extent as
adhesive layer 280.
[0042] Variants of dressings 100 and 200 will be readily apparent
to those skilled in the art. For example, rather than having the
attachment web adhesively secured to the patient's skin, arms 116
of the web may be formed with sufficient length that they can
extend around the patient's leg and connect to one another, such as
by tying, clasps, hook and loop fasteners, etc. Alternatively, the
bladder may be secured to a patient's leg by a belt, strap or other
device positioned over or operatively connected to the upper wall
thereof.
[0043] Although the invention herein has been described with
reference to particular embodiments, it is to be understood that
these embodiments are merely illustrative of the principles and
applications of the present invention. It is therefore to be
understood that numerous modifications may be made to the
illustrative embodiments and that other arrangements may be devised
without departing from the spirit and scope of the present
invention as set forth in the appended claims.
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