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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2008
Applicants:
Kristian Hall, Hull, GB;
Edward Hartwell, York, GB;
Inventors:
Kristian Hall, Hull, GB;
Edward Hartwell, York, GB;
Assignee:
Smith & Nephew PLC, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Apparatus and a method for the provision of TNP therapy to a wound are described, the apparatus comprising: a sealing membrane () for covering a wound to form a wound cavity (); one end of an aspirant conduit () operably associated with the wound cavity, vacuum means () provided at a distal end of the aspirant conduit for applying a vacuum to the wound cavity; and, air bleed means () in fluid communication with the wound cavity. Various embodiments of air bleed port members are also described.