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Micropatterned Silicone Oxygenating Dressing For Chronic Wounds
Project ID: D2018-09Background Wound healing requires oxygen, moisture, and pressure offloading. It is difficult to simultaneously obtain these conditions because oxygen has a low diffusivity in water. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is an approved treatment which uses a pressurized chamber to increase oxygen absorption. However, patients must be ambulatory...
Published: 11/21/2024   |   Inventor(s): Chandan Das, Munier Nazzal, F. Charles Brunicardi
Keywords(s): Diabetic ulcers, Hyperbaric oxygen treatment , Wound healing
Category(s): Wound Healing, Medical Device
Pressure Ulcer Boot
Project ID: D2022-32 Background Pressure ulcers or bedsores form when there is a loss of circulation due to prolonged pressure at a point, such as on the heel of the foot. This occurs in immobile patients, such as those confined to a bed or wheelchair. A common way to prevent pressure ulcers is to change the position of the patient with...
Published: 5/17/2024   |   Inventor(s): Munier Nazzal, Abdullah Nasif, Karen Bauer, Mohamed Osman, Joshua Moskall, Raelyn Nyren, Mathieu Holt, Simmons Logan
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Category(s): Medical Device, Wound Healing, Cardiovascular, Renal, & Metabolism
Accelerated Wound Healing and Wrinkle Reduction
Project ID: D2006-10Background: Wound healing is the body's natural process of regenerating dermal and epidermal tissue. When an individual is wounded, a set of complex biochemical events takes place in a closely orchestrated cascade to repair the damage. Wound healing is generally considered to be a process occurring in three phases; inflammation,...
Published: 5/9/2024   |   Inventor(s): Joseph Shapiro, Zi-Jian Xie
Keywords(s): Cardiotonic steroid, Collagen, Na pump, Skin, Wound healing
Category(s): Wound Healing, Animal Health