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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2016
Kci Licensing, Inc., San Antonio, TX (US);
Tyler H. Simmons, San Antonio, TX (US);
Reuben Walter Edgar, Jr., San Antonio, TX (US);
Kevin Higley, San Antonio, TX (US);
Loren Francis, San Antonio, TX (US);
KCI Licensing, Inc., San Antonio, TX (US);
Abstract
In one example embodiment, an apparatus for providing negative-pressure therapy may comprise a negative-pressure source, a pressure sensor, and a control valve. The negative-pressure source may be configured to be fluidly coupled to a distribution component. The control valve may be fluidly coupled to the pressure sensor and configured to be selectively coupled to the negative-pressure source, the distribution component, or both. A controller may also be configured to operate the control valve to selectively couple the pressure sensor to at least one of the negative-pressure source and the distribution component through the control valve, and the pressure sensor may provide a feedback signal to the controller indicative of pressure in a feedback path associated with the position of the control valve. The controller may also be configured to operate the negative-pressure source based on the feedback signal.