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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2020
Applicant:
T.j.smith and Nephew, Limited, Hull, GB;
Inventor:
Vithushan Jeyakumaran, London, GB;
Assignee:
T.J.Smith and Nephew, Limited, Hull, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/00 (2005.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/98 (2021.04); A61M 1/912 (2021.04);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are several embodiments of a negative pressure appliance and methods of using the same in the treatment of wounds. Some embodiments are directed to improved filter assemblies for use with in a canister for collecting wound exudate from a wound site, the canister comprising a filter and a shield configured to protect the filter from components within the interior of the canister.