A wound contact device comprising a permeable material and a wound
contact layer having voids extending through the
contact layer to a depth in the permeable material. The wound
contact layer can comprise a
thin sheet or film forming a generally flat and smooth wound contact surface having essentially no discontinuities or gaps. The wound contact layer can comprise a
thin sheet of highly calendered fabric forming a wound contact surface having a mean
surface roughness in the range of about 0 microns to about 200 microns. In progressive
wound healing, an embodiment of the wound contact device having the fabric contact surface is used in earlier healing stages and an embodiment of the wound contact device with film contact surface is used in later healing stages. The wound contact device is particularly useful in wound dressings for use in suction-assisted
wound therapy.