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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2022
Applicant:
Convatec Technologies Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Inventors:
Robert Gordon Maurice Selby, Royston, GB;
Lawrence Mark Baker, Royston, GB;
Steven Paul Gowers, Royston, GB;
Assignee:
ConvaTec Technologies Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/602 (2021.05); A61M 1/88 (2021.05); A61M 1/98 (2021.05);
Abstract
A fluid collection apparatus for use in negative pressure wound therapy. The fluid collection apparatus includes a flexible bag having a first opening and a second opening. The bag includes a structure defining a fluid pathway connecting the first opening and the second opening. The pathway is circulative and contributes to orientation independence of the bag in use. The bag further includes a load-bearing component.