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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2022
Kci Manufacturing Unlimited Company, Athlone, IE;
Benjamin A. Pratt, Bracknell, GB;
Shannon C. Ingram, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Thomas A. Edwards, Bracknell, GB;
KCI Manufacturing Unlimited Company, Westmeath, IE;
Abstract
Apparatuses, systems, and methods for optimizing fluid storage in a negative pressure therapy system are described. A fluid storage canister includes a first section, a second section, a fluid flow pathway, and a forced air module. The first section is fluidly coupled to a dressing and stores fluid, and the second section is fluidly coupled to a therapy unit and stores fluid. The fluid flow pathway is disposed between the first section and the second section. The forced air module generates a fluid flow through the fluid flow pathway.