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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2018
Applicant:
Smith & Nephew Plc, Watford, GB;
Inventors:
Edward Yerbury Hartwell, Hull, GB;
John Kenneth Hicks, Pocklington, GB;
Carl Saxby, Brough, GB;
Elizabeth Mary Huddleston, Copmanthorpe, GB;
John Christian Hoggarth, York, GB;
Tim Stern, Belper, GB;
Andrew Linton, Yorkshire, GB;
Assignee:
Smith & Nephew PLC, Watford, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/00 (2006.01); A61F 13/00 (2006.01); A61F 13/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/90 (2021.05); A61F 13/00068 (2013.01); A61F 13/0216 (2013.01); A61M 2210/1021 (2013.01);
Abstract
Apparatuses and methods disclosed herein relate to various embodiments of wound fillers that, in some cases, preferentially collapse in one direction as compared to another direction. Such apparatuses and methods may aid in the closure of wounds and may further be used in combination with pressure sensors and controllers to provide for controlled collapse of the wound fillers.