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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2015
Applicant:
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Inventor:
Richard Scott Weston, Encinitas, CA (US);
Assignee:
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/00 (2006.01); A61M 1/00 (2006.01); A61F 13/02 (2006.01); A61F 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/0088 (2013.01); A61F 13/00059 (2013.01); A61F 13/00068 (2013.01); A61F 13/0216 (2013.01); A61F 15/008 (2013.01); A61M 1/0027 (2014.02); A61F 2013/0028 (2013.01); A61F 2013/00153 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3344 (2013.01);
Abstract
A wound treatment apparatus is provided for treating tissue damage, which comprises a fluid impermeable wound cover sealed over a site for purposes of applying a reduced pressure to the site. The apparatus also can include a cover with protrusions on its surface for purposes of monitoring pressure at the site. One or more sensors can be positioned under the cover to provide feedback to a suction pump controller. The apparatus can have a miniature and portable vacuum source connected to the wound cover.