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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2024
Filed:
May. 06, 2020
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA (US);
Philip David Canner, Cambridge, GB;
Raymond M. Dunn, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
John Alan Greenwood, West Yorkshire, GB;
Victoria Jody Hammond, Hull, GB;
Edward Yerbury Hartwell, Hull, GB;
John Kenneth Hicks, York, GB;
Elizabeth Mary Huddleston, York, GB;
Andrew Kelly, Hitchin, GB;
Andrew Linton, York, GB;
Marcus Damian Phillips, Grimsby, GB;
Mark Richardson, Grimsby, GB;
Carl Saxby, Brough, GB;
Tim Stern, Belper, GB;
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a negative pressure wound closure system and methods for using such a system. Preferred embodiments of the invention facilitate closure of the wound by preferentially contracting to provide for movement of the tissue. Preferred embodiments can utilize tissue securing portions that aid in securing the invention within a wound.