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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2018
Applicant:
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Inventors:
Bryan Greener, York, GB;
Allan Freedline, Miami Beach, FL (US);
Assignee:
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/00038 (2013.01);
Abstract
Wound dressings suitable for negative pressure wound therapy are disclosed. The wound dressings may include a body of porous material, the body of porous material may include a plurality of cuts which provide regions of flexibility within the body. Also disclosed are methods of manufacturing and methods of using such wound dressings. In addition, such wound dressings can include a retaining mechanism removably coupled to the material and configured to retain the material in the expanded conformation.