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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2023
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
Apparatuses, methods, and systems disclosed within herein relate to a wound dressing, suitable for use in negative pressure wound therapy, which may include a body of porous material, the body of porous material including a plurality of cuts which provide regions of flexibility within the body. Methods of manufacturing and methods of use of such wound dressings may also be disclosed herein. In addition, the wound dressing can include a retaining mechanism removably coupled to the material and configured to retain the material m the expanded conformation.