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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2008
Applicants:
Jake Turner, Cambridge, GB;
Stephen Jacob, Fenstanton, GB;
Inventors:
Jake Turner, Cambridge, GB;
Stephen Jacob, Fenstanton, GB;
Assignee:
Smith & Nephew PLC, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04B 49/06 (2006.01); A61M 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus is disclosed for determining pressure provided by a pump of a topical negative pressure (TNP) system. The method includes the steps of determining a value associated with a measured pressure, determining a difference between the measured pressure value and a predetermined desired value and increasing or decreasing a speed of pumping of the pump responsive the to difference.