| abstract |
The invention relates to a porous wound insert (1) for use in negative pressure therapy, in particular for the treatment of abdominal wounds (20). The wound insert (1) has an outer edge (10), which defines a substantially oval or rectangular outer shape of the wound insert (1), having a main axis (7) and a minor axis (8). The wound insert (1) has one or more cuts or perforations (12), which together form one or more bowed lines (13a-e) and function to cut the wound insert (1) to size, in order to adapt the wound insert (1) to the shape and/or size of a wound (20). The one or more bowed lines (13a-e) each run asymmetrically to the main axis (7) and/or to the minor axis (8), and surround a respective sub-section (14a-e) of the wound insert (1) together with a section (11) of the outer edge (10), which sub-section is designed to be separated from the wound insert (1) and to be subsequently used in the negative pressure therapy of wounds (20). |