Abstract
Application of a scientific rationale to the development of biomedical devices for optimizing skin scars due to surgery procedures and translating the idea into a patent.
Patent Info:
Name: Dispositivo biomedicale a compressione graduata per il supporto e l’ottimizzazione della cicatrice cutanea
UIBM n° IT201800002704A1, 30/03/2020
IP: 100% Università Campus Biomedico di Roma
Inventors: Alessio Gizzi, Cristina Falcinelli, Simonetta Filippi, Paolo Persichetti, Giovanni Marangi, Francesco Segreto (Istitutions: Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico di Roma)
Custom compressive sheath for post-operative use (after Brachioplasty surgery), designed to reduce tension and traction forces on the wound, preventing hypertrophic and keloid scarring as well as wound dehiscence. It gradually compresses the operated area to prevent seroma and hematoma formation.
