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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2005
James Robert Risk, Jr., Fountaintown, IN (US);
Robert Petrosenko, Batesville, IN (US);
Alexander B. Bitel, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Jeffrey S. Lockwood, Batesville, IN (US);
James Robert Risk, Jr., Fountaintown, IN (US);
Robert Petrosenko, Batesville, IN (US);
Alexander B. Bitel, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Jeffrey S. Lockwood, Batesville, IN (US);
Other;
Abstract
A system for treating a patient with a wound comprises a bandage, a receptacle, and a vacuum source. The bandage comprises a cover to seal about the wound and to define a space above the wound in which a vacuum is to be formed. The bandage further comprises a port providing communication with the space. The receptacle is connected to the port to receive exudate from the wound and is provided to be placed below the wound. The vacuum source is spaced apart from the receptacle, is connected to the receptacle, and is effective to provide a vacuum in the receptacle and in the space.