Skin tear kit, instructional labeling system, and methods therefor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10117718-B2
Application number	US-201615206972-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 11, 2016
Priority date	Jul 11, 2016
Publication date	Nov 6, 2018
Grant date	Nov 6, 2018

Abstract

A medical kit ( 100 ) includes a package ( 105 ) having a housing ( 501 ) and a lid ( 103 ). One or more medical implements ( 1001,1101,1201,1301 ) for treating a skin tear wound are arranged in a stacked configuration within the package. An instructional labeling system ( 106 ) is coupled to the lid. The instructional labeling system can include an identification ( 107 ) of a skin tear type the one or more medical implements are designed to treat, a description ( 108 ) of the skin tear type, printed instructions ( 110 ) defining one or more steps ( 111,112,113,114 ) instructing when to use each medical implement within the package to treat the skin tear wound, and one or more removable adhesive labels ( 115,116 ).

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A medical assembly, comprising:
a package comprising a housing and a peelable lid having a major face; and
one or more medical implements for treating a wound, arranged in a stacked configuration within the package; and
an instructional labeling system coupled to the peelable lid, the instructional labeling system comprising:
an identification of a wound type the one or more medical implements are designed to treat;
a description of the wound type;
printed instructions defining one or more steps instructing when to use each medical implement within the package to treat the wound; and
one or more removable adhesive labels.

2. The medical assembly of claim 1 , the printed instructions comprising one or more of pictures or illustrations showing visually how to perform the one or more steps.

3. The medical assembly of claim 2 , the printed instructions indicating that the one or more medical implements are disposed within the package in an order corresponding to use during a wound treatment procedure prescribed by the printed instructions.

4. The medical assembly of claim 1 , the one or more removable adhesive labels comprising a first removable adhesive label and a second removable adhesive label.

5. The medical assembly of claim 4 , the first removable adhesive label comprising a wound care record adhesive label, the second removable adhesive label comprising an inventory management adhesive label.

6. The medical assembly of claim 1 , the wound comprising a skin tear, the skin tear comprising one of a Type 1 skin tear, a Type 2 skin tear, or a Type 3 skin tear.

7. The medical assembly of claim 6 , the skin tear comprising the Type 2 skin tear, the description of the Type 2 skin tear comprising a notation regarding whether the skin tear would has drainage.

8. The medical assembly of claim 6 , the identification comprising an indication of an amount of flap loss associated with the skin tear.

9. The medical assembly of claim 1 , the wound type disposed along a banner.

10. The medical assembly of claim 9 , the banner color coded to provide an identification of the wound type.

11. The medical assembly of claim 1 , the identification comprising a descriptor of at least one of the one or more medical implements.

12. The medical assembly of claim 1 , the one or more medical implements comprising:
gauze;
liquid skin protectant;
one or more cotton tip applicators;
a wound dressing comprising chitosan; and
a foam wound dressing having a silicone adhesive border.

13. A system comprising:
a plurality of medical kits, each medical kit comprising implements to treat a common wound type, wherein a first medical kit comprises first implements to treat a first level of the common wound type and a second medical kit comprises second implements to treat a second level of the common wound type;
wherein each medical kit comprises an instructional labeling system coupled to an exterior of the each medical kit, the instructional labeling system comprising:
an identification of a level of the common wound type the implements are designed to treat;
a description of the level of the common wound type;
printed instructions defining one or more steps instructing when to use each implement within the each medical kit to treat the level of the common wound type; and
one or more removable adhesive labels.

14. The system of claim 13 , the one or more removable adhesive labels comprising a wound care record adhesive label, the second removable adhesive label comprising an inventory management adhesive label.

15. The system of claim 13 , the common wound type comprising one of a skin tear, a pressure ulcer, a skin abrasion, or combinations thereof.

16. The system of claim 13 , the common wound type disposed along a banner of the instructional labeling system, wherein the banner is color coded to provide an identification of a level of the common wound type.

17. A medical assembly, comprising:
a package comprising a housing and lid; and
one or more medical implements for treating a skin tear wound, arranged in a stacked configuration within the package; and
an instructional labeling system coupled to the lid, the instructional labeling system comprising:
an identification of a skin tear type the one or more medical implements are designed to treat;
an indicator badge to identify the skin tear type;
a description of the skin tear type;
a pictorial image of the skin tear type;
printed instructions defining one or more steps instructing when to use each medical implement within the package to treat the skin tear wound; and
one or more removable adhesive labels.

18. The medical assembly of claim 17 , further comprising a translation of the printed instructions.

19. The medical assembly of claim 17 , the indicator badge color coded to provide an identification of the skin tear type.

20. The medical assembly of claim 17 , the one or more medical implements comprising gauze, comprising liquid skin protectant, one or more cotton tip applicators, a wound dressing comprising chitosan, and a foam wound dressing having a silicone adhesive border.

Assignees

• Medline Ind Inc

Inventors

• Lundstrom Deanna
• Graham Rita

Classifications

• A61F17/00

  First-aid kits · CPC title

• A61F15/001

  Packages or dispensers for bandages, cotton balls, drapes, dressings, gauze, gowns, sheets, sponges, swabsticks or towels (A61F15/007 takes precedence) · CPC title

• A61F13/0206

  with absorbent fibrous layers, e.g. woven or non-woven absorbent pads or island dressings · CPC title

• G09F3/10

  by an adhesive layer · CPC title

• A61B2050/314

  Flexible bags or pouches · CPC title