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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2021
Kci Manufacturing Unlimited Company, Westmeath, IE;
Jonathan G. Rehbein, San Antonio, TX (US);
Larry Tab Randolph, San Antonio, TX (US);
Ronald W. Ausen, San Antonio, TX (US);
Matthew T. Scholz, San Antonio, TX (US);
KCI Manufacturing Unlimited Company, Westmeath, IE;
Abstract
A kit () for negative pressure and immobilization therapy includes a negative pressure dressing () configured to define a sealed volume between a patient's skin and the negative pressure dressing when applied to the patient, a pump () configured to be placed in pneumatic communication with the negative pressure dressing and operable to displace air from the sealed volume, and a heat-moldable splint (). The heat-moldable splint includes a plurality of flexible tubes formed of a first material and coupled together to form a web and a second material positioned in the flexible tubes and having a lower softening or melting point than the first material.