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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2021
Applicant:
Smith & Nephew Plc, Watford, GB;
Inventor:
Edward Yerbury Hartwell, Hull, GB;
Assignee:
Smith & Nephew PLC, Watford, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/00 (2005.12); A61F 13/00 (2023.12); A61F 13/02 (2005.12); A61F 13/0203 (2023.12); A61F 13/0206 (2023.12); A61F 13/0246 (2023.12); A61F 13/05 (2023.12); A61M 27/00 (2005.12); A61F 13/01 (2023.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/962 (2021.04); A61F 13/00063 (2012.12); A61F 13/02 (2012.12); A61F 13/0206 (2012.12); A61F 13/0209 (2012.12); A61F 13/022 (2012.12); A61F 13/0226 (2012.12); A61F 13/0246 (2012.12); A61F 13/05 (2023.12); A61M 1/71 (2021.04); A61M 1/78 (2021.04); A61M 1/784 (2021.04); A61M 1/964 (2021.04); A61M 1/985 (2021.04); A61M 27/00 (2012.12); A61F 2013/00246 (2012.12); A61F 2013/00536 (2012.12); A61F 13/01029 (2023.12); A61F 13/01046 (2023.12); A61M 1/882 (2021.04); A61M 2205/7527 (2012.12); A61M 2205/7536 (2012.12);
Abstract
A method and apparatus are disclosed for dressing a wound. The apparatus comprises a sealing layer comprising at least one orifice, an absorbent layer over the sealing layer, absorbing wound exude and a liquid impermeable, gas permeable filter layer over the absorbent layer.