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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2002
Jeffrey S. Lockwood, Batesville, IN (US);
Robert Petrosenko, Batesville, IN (US);
Jeffrey S. Lockwood, Batesville, IN (US);
Robert Petrosenko, Batesville, IN (US);
KCI Medical Resources, Inc., Grand Cayman, KY;
Abstract
A wound dressing member is provided for use in a vacuum bandage connected to a vacuum source and for use with a wound having a wound surface. The member may include a top surface and a bottom surface adapted to be in contact with and generally conform to the wound surface. The member may further include a plurality of discrete holes formed in the bottom surface and at least one discrete opening formed in the top surface. A port of the member may be provided to communicate with the vacuum source, each discrete hole, and the at least one discrete opening.