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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2017
Kci Licensing, Inc., San Antonio, TX (US);
Justin Alexander Long, Wimborne, GB;
Richard Marvin Kazala, Jr., San Antonio, TX (US);
Robert Peyton Wilkes, San Antonio, TX (US);
Eric Woodson Barta, Castle Hills, TX (US);
Matthew Francis Cavanaugh, II, San Antonio, TX (US);
Larry Tab Randolph, San Antonio, TX (US);
Li Yao, San Antonio, TX (US);
KCI Licensing, Inc., San Antonio, TX (US);
Abstract
A reduced-pressure system for treating tissue, such as damaged subcutaneous tissue, includes a shaped dressing bolster for placing on the patient's epidermis and substantially sized to overlay the damaged subcutaneous tissue. The system further includes a sealing subsystem for providing a fluid seal over the shaped dressing bolster and a portion of the patient's epidermis, and a reduced-pressure subsystem for delivering a reduced pressure to the sealing subsystem. The reduced-pressure system may develop a force, which may include a vertical force that is realized at tissue site deeper than the epidermis or a closing force directed towards the incision. The shaped dressing bolster is shaped to evenly distribute the force. Other methods and systems are included.