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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2019
Kci Licensing, Inc., San Antonio, TX (US);
Prathamesh Madhav Kharkar, San Antonio, TX (US);
Marisa Schmidt, San Antonio, TX (US);
Kathleen L. Derrick, San Antonio, TX (US);
Diwi L. Allen, San Antonio, TX (US);
Nathaniel Young, San Antonio, TX (US);
Kristine M. Kieswetter, San Antonio, TX (US);
KCI Licensing, Inc., San Antonio, TX (US);
Abstract
An assembly includes a drape substantially sealable over a wound bed and a trackpad configured to couple a tube to the drape and allow the tube to provide suction to the wound bed. The assembly also includes a vent opening in the drape, a filter coupled to the drape and communicating with the vent opening, a cover coupled to the drape and movable between a first position to cover the vent opening and filter and a second position to uncover the vent opening and the filter, and a fluid indicator coupled to the drape and operable to provide a visual indication that fluid build-up is present in the wound bed.