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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2018
Applicants:
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA (US);
Inventors:
Anthony C. Dagger, York, GB;
Nicholas Charlton Fry, York, GB;
John Kenneth Hicks, York, GB;
Elizabeth Mary Huddleston, York, GB;
Marcus Damian Phillips, Wakefield, GB;
Carl Saxby, Brough, GB;
Raymond M. Dunn, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Assignees:
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/00 (2006.01); A61M 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/00021 (2013.01); A61F 13/00068 (2013.01); A61M 1/90 (2021.05); A61M 2210/1021 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a negative pressure wound closure system and methods for using such a system. Preferred embodiments of the invention facilitate closure of the wound by preferentially contracting to provide for movement of the tissue.