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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2020
Solventum Intellectual Properties Company, Maplewood, MN (US);
Christopher Brian Locke, Bournemouth, GB;
Timothy Mark Robinson, Shillingstone, GB;
Diwi L. Allen, San Antonio, TX (US);
Prathamesh Kharkar, San Antonio, TX (US);
Marisa Schmidt, San Antonio, TX (US);
Justin Rice, San Antonio, TX (US);
Shannon C. Ingram, Bulverde, TX (US);
Kenneth R. Smith, San Antonio, TX (US);
Benjamin Andrew Pratt, Poole, GB;
Christopher A. Carroll, San Antonio, TX (US);
Solventum Intellectual Properties Company, Maplewood, MN (US);
Abstract
In one example embodiment, an apparatus for treating a tissue site may include a contact layer formed from a compressible material. The contact layer may include a plurality of apertures extending at least partially through the contact layer. The contact layer may be configurable such that at least a portion of the apertures include a first plurality of orifices having a diameter in a first diameter range and such that at least a portion of the apertures include a second plurality of orifices having a diameter in a second diameter range. The first diameter range may be from about 2 mm to about 6 mm. The second diameter range may be from about 8 mm to about 15 mm. The apparatus may include a cover configured to form a sealed space including the contact layer and the tissue site.