Method of treating tissue damage and apparatus for same

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5645081
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07792001

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The invention disclosed is a method of treating tissue damage comprising applying a negative pressure to a wound sufficient in time and magnitude to promote tissue migration and thus facilitate closure of the wound. The method is applicable to wounds, burns, infected wounds, and live tissue attachments. Configurations of apparatus for carrying out the method are also disclosed.

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WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCESMEDICAL CENTER BOULEVARD WINSTON-SALEM NC 27157

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Argenta, Louis C Winston-Salem, NC 33 5682
Morykwas, Michael J Pfafftown, NC 31 5847

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