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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2021
Kci Manufacturing Unlimited Company, Athlone, IE;
Tyler H. Simmons, San Antonio, TX (US);
KCI Manufacturing Unlimited Company, Westmeath, IE;
Abstract
Dressings, systems and methods of treating a tissue site are described. A method of manufacturing the dressing can include providing a dressing material. The dressing material can have a surface configured to contact the tissue site. The dressing material can also have a plurality of pores. The method can further include applying a compressive force to the dressing material at an angle to the surface, the compressive force causing permanent deformation of the plurality of pores. Causing permanent deformation of the plurality of pores can comprise forming a plurality of compressed pores. Forming a plurality of compressed pores can include compressing the plurality of pores from a generally circular shape to a generally ovular shape.