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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:
May. 16, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2021
Applicant:
Smith & Nephew Plc, Watford, GB;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Smith & Nephew PLC, Watford, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/00 (2006.01); A61F 13/02 (2006.01); A61M 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/00068 (2013.01); A61F 13/0216 (2013.01); A61M 1/913 (2021.05); A61M 1/985 (2021.05); A61M 1/86 (2021.05); A61M 1/916 (2021.05); A61M 1/962 (2021.05);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are embodiments of a wound treatment apparatus employing hydrophobic and hydrophilic dressing materials and/or coating of the layers of a wound dressing. In some embodiments, the hydrophobic and hydrophilic dressing materials and/or coating controls the migration of fluid within the wound dressing.