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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2012
Applicants:
John Kenneth Hicks, Pocklington, GB;
Elizabeth Mary Huddleston, Copmanthorpe, GB;
Inventors:
John Kenneth Hicks, Pocklington, GB;
Elizabeth Mary Huddleston, Copmanthorpe, GB;
Assignee:
Smith & Nephew PLC, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/00 (2006.01); A61F 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/00068 (2013.01); A61M 1/0088 (2013.01); A61F 2013/0028 (2013.01); A61F 2013/00174 (2013.01);
Abstract
Wound contacting members and methods, apparatuses, systems and kits incorporating the same are disclosed. The wound contacting members offer improved performance in terms of preventing or inhibiting tissue in-growth and improving tissue granulation growth. The wound contacting members may be used in negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) applications.