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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2016
Smith & Nephew Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA (US);
Raymond M. Dunn, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Victoria Jody Hammond, Hull, GB;
Edward Yerbury Hartwell, Hull, GB;
Marcus Damian Phillips, Wakefield, GB;
Mark Richardson, Grimsby, GB;
Carl Dean Saxby, Brough, GB;
Michael Sugrue, Donegal, IE;
University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA (US);
Smith & Nephew Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to wound closure devices, systems and methods. Embodiments of the invention facilitate closure of the wound by preferentially contracting under negative pressure to provide for movement of the surrounding tissues. Some embodiments may utilize tissue securing portions that aid in securing the invention within a wound.