Smith + Nephew

Smith & Newphew Plc

Steven Carl Mehta

Derek Nicolini

Sarah Jenny Collinson

Philip Gowans

Julie Allen

Ben Alan Askem

Carol Zagrabski

Keith Marshall

Gary Stacey

Philip Walsh

Trevor John Beckett

Christopher John Fryer

Alexander David Norman

Christian Riva

Ian Binder

John Cowan-Hughes

Tom Moy

Neil Pryor

Iacopo Claudio Ferrari

Mark Russell

Matthew James Herd

Paul Mullen

Alex David Norman

Carol Wagner

Philp Walsh

Disclosed herein are several embodiments of a negative pressure appliance and methods of using the same in the treatment of wounds. Some embodiments are directed towards wound dressings comprising a liquid and gas permeable transmission layer, an absorbent layer for absorbing wound exudate, the absorbent layer overlying the transmission layer, a gas impermeable cover layer overlying the absorbent layer and comprising a first orifice, wherein the cover layer is moisture vapor permeable. Some embodiments are directed to improved fluidic connectors or suction adapters for connecting to a wound site, for example using softer, kink-free conformable suction adapters.

Apparatuses and methods for negative pressure wound therapy

Embodiments disclosed herein are directed to negative pressure treatment systems and wound dressing systems, apparatuses, and methods that may be used for the treatment of wounds. In particular, some embodiments are directed to improved wound dressings comprising an obscuring layer that may hide fluid contained therein. Some embodiments may further comprise one or more viewing windows disposed therethrough so as to enable monitoring or examination of fluids contained therein.

Wound dressing and method of treatment

Flexible port used to connect a wound dressing to a source of negative pressure

Medical dressing

Some embodiments disclosed herein are directed to a pump assembly comprising a voice coil, a magnet and a diaphragm, wherein the voice coil is configured to move the diaphragm to pump a fluid through the pump assembly in response to a drive signal applied to the voice coil. Some embodiments disclosed herein are directed to an apparatus for applying negative pressure to a wound comprising a source of negative pressure configured to be coupled to a dressing, the source of negative comprising a voice coil actuator and a diaphragm, and a controller configured to produce a drive signal for the voice coil actuator.

Negative pressure wound therapy apparatus

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Lincoln, United Kingdom

Steven Carl Mehta