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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2019
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Sean Albert, Barrington, NH (US);
Ed Armstrong, Palm Harbor, FL (US);
Ken Beaudoin, Wakefield, MA (US);
Iain Michael Blackburn, Cottingham, GB;
Phil Bussone, S. Hamilton, MA (US);
Brendan Crawford, Westborough, MA (US);
Robert Emmerson, Beverley, GB;
Mike Ewaschuk, Vershire, VT (US);
Stephen Gianelis, Abington, MA (US);
Andrew Goddard, Beverly, MA (US);
Joseph Gordon, Mansfield, MA (US);
Mark Guarraia, Providence, RI (US);
Tim Johnson, Raymond, NH (US);
Darwin Keith-Lucas, Arlington, MA (US);
Andrew Linton, Woodthorpe, GB;
Dan Nelsen, Warwick, RI (US);
Michael Salame, Norwich, CT (US);
Tim Stern, Belper, GB;
Mark White, Norton, GB;
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are several embodiments of a negative pressure appliance and methods of using the same in the treatment of wounds. Some embodiments are directed to improved fluidic connectors or suction adapters for connecting to a wound site, for example using softer, kink-free conformable suction adapters.