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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2020
Filed:
May. 10, 2017
Applicant:
Smith & Nephew Plc, Watford, Hertfordshire, GB;
Inventors:
Kristian Hall, Hull, GB;
Edward Yerbury Hartwell, Hull, GB;
Assignee:
Smith & Nephew PLC, Watford, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/00 (2006.01); A61M 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/0084 (2013.01); A61M 1/007 (2014.02); A61M 1/0058 (2013.01); A61M 1/0068 (2014.02); A61M 1/0088 (2013.01); A61M 3/022 (2014.02); A61M 3/0208 (2014.02); A61M 3/0212 (2014.02); A61M 3/0216 (2014.02); A61M 3/0279 (2013.01); A61M 1/0031 (2013.01); A61M 3/0262 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3334 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus are disclosed for delivering at least one agent to a wound site. The method includes the steps of providing a delivery tube having an outlet at a wound site, covering the wound site with a drape and introducing agent at an agent inlet port of the delivery tube. The agent passes along the delivery tube through the drape to the wound site. The agent can be a wide variety or mixture of fluids such as but not limited to pain relief medicament, anti-biotics, saline solution and/or hydrating fluid.