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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2004
Christopher L. Radl, Malvern, PA (US);
John R. Boehringer, Wynnewood, PA (US);
John Karpowicz, Chester Springs, PA (US);
Jacob L. Timm, Hancock, NH (US);
Christopher L. Radl, Malvern, PA (US);
John R. Boehringer, Wynnewood, PA (US);
John Karpowicz, Chester Springs, PA (US);
Jacob L. Timm, Hancock, NH (US);
Boehringer Technologies, L.P., Phoenixville, PA (US);
Abstract
A medical device that seals a wound and facilitates wound drainage with suction is provided. In one exemplary embodiment, the device comprises a suction portion, having both an inlet valve and an outlet valve, for suctioning fluids from the wound, and a sealing portion for sealing the wound by engaging the skin adjacent the wound, the suction portion and sealing portion being integral with one another. A method for draining a wound comprises the steps of under-packing the wound with a packing material; sealing the wound; and applying suction to the wound to promote wound drainage and to promote intimate contact between the wound and the packing material.