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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2018
Applicant:
Kci Licensing, Inc., San Antonio, TX (US);
Inventors:
Christopher Brian Locke, Bournemouth, GB;
Benjamin Andrew Pratt, Poole, GB;
James Killingworth Seddon, Wimborne, GB;
John R. Harper, Boerne, TX (US);
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/00 (2006.01); A61F 13/02 (2006.01); A61F 13/14 (2006.01); A61M 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/00068 (2013.01); A61F 13/022 (2013.01); A61F 13/0206 (2013.01); A61F 13/145 (2013.01); A61M 1/913 (2021.05); A61M 1/915 (2021.05); A61M 1/917 (2021.05); A61M 1/918 (2021.05); A61M 1/98 (2021.05); A61M 1/984 (2021.05); A61F 2013/00174 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for providing negative-pressure therapy to breast tissue is disclosed. In some embodiments, the system may include a dressing assembly shaped for placement on a breast, an absorbent pouch, and a negative-pressure source. The system may further include an additional dressing assembly for placement on a second breast. Various shapes and configurations of the breast dressing assemblies may be included in the system.