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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2016
Applicant:
T.j. Smith & Nephew Limited, Hull, GB;
Inventors:
Edward William Walton, Burnley, GB;
George Russell Walton, Ivyland, PA (US);
Assignee:
T.J. Smith & Nephew Limited, Hull, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/00 (2006.01); A61F 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/0086 (2014.02); A61F 13/00068 (2013.01); A61M 1/009 (2014.02); A61M 1/0023 (2013.01); A61M 1/0031 (2013.01); A61M 1/0066 (2013.01); A61M 1/0068 (2014.02); A61M 1/0088 (2013.01); A61F 2013/0028 (2013.01);
Abstract
Some embodiments are directed to a systemfor the application of topical negative pressure therapy to a siteon the body of a mammal. Some embodiments of the systemcomprise a pistonand cylinderdevicehaving a self-contained power source for the generation of a reduced pressure and for aspirating the site. Some embodiments of the systemcomprise a dressingsealably surrounding the sitethat can be operably connected to the deviceby a conduit meansto apply the reduced pressure to the site