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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2018
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA (US);
Raymond M. Dunn, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Edward Yerbury Hartwell, Hull, GB;
John Kenneth Hicks, York, GB;
Elizabeth Mary Huddleston, York, GB;
Carl Saxby, Brough, GB;
University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA (US);
Smith and Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Abstract
Certain embodiments described herein are directed to an elongated layer of material and a lip to be placed in contact with a wound and the elongated layer of material to be wrapped around a wound filler, their methods of use and systems incorporating the same, wherein the wound filler lip is configured to be positioned beneath the fascia. Additionally, some embodiments described herein are directed to the closure of the wound and the use of attachment mechanisms on the elongate layer and lip to attach to the wound surface.