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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2020
Applicant:
Convatec Limited, Deeside, GB;
Inventors:
Assignee:
CONVATEC LIMITED, Deeside, GB;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/05 (2024.01); A61F 13/00 (2024.01); A61F 13/0206 (2024.01); A61M 1/00 (2006.01); A61M 39/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/05 (2024.01); A61F 13/00055 (2013.01); A61F 13/0206 (2013.01); A61M 1/784 (2021.05); A61M 1/79 (2021.05); A61M 1/86 (2021.05); A61M 1/912 (2021.05); A61M 1/915 (2021.05); A61M 39/24 (2013.01); A61M 1/92 (2021.05); A61M 1/985 (2021.05); A61M 2205/75 (2013.01);
Abstract
A wound dressing according to certain embodiments includes an adhesive layer for adhering the wound dressing adjacent to a wound, a wound contact layer for contacting the wound, a backing layer comprising a port, a tube having a first end connected with the port and an opposite second end, a first fitting connected to the second end of the tube, the first fitting configured for connection with a second fitting of the negative pressure wound therapy system to apply a negative pressure via the port, and a filter disposed within the first fitting. In certain embodiments, the filter is formed of polyethersulfone (PESU) and has an average pore size of at least 2 microns.