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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2019
Applicant:
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Inventors:
Bryan Greener, York, GB;
Allan Freedline, Miami Beach, FL (US);
Assignee:
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/00038 (2013.01);
Abstract
A wound dressing, suitable for use in negative pressure wound therapy, comprising a body of porous material, the body of porous material comprising a plurality of cuts which provide regions of flexibility within the body. Further embodiments relate to methods of manufacturing and method of use of such wound dressings. In addition, the wound dressing can comprise a retaining mechanism removably coupled to the material and configured to retain the material in the expanded conformation.