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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2012
Christopher Brian Locke, Bournemouth, GB;
Timothy Mark Robinson, Basingstoke, GB;
Richard Daniel John Coulthard, Dorset, GB;
Jonathan Paul Jaeb, Boerne, TX (US);
Christopher Brian Locke, Bournemouth, GB;
Timothy Mark Robinson, Basingstoke, GB;
Richard Daniel John Coulthard, Dorset, GB;
Jonathan Paul Jaeb, Boerne, TX (US);
KCI Licensing, Inc., San Antonio, TX (US);
Abstract
A reduced-pressure canister includes a canister body having a fluid reservoir, an inlet for receiving fluids from a patient, and an integral hydrophobic filter formed within a side or top portion of the canister body. The integral hydrophobic filter has a plurality of pores in the canister body that are covered by a hydrophobic coating. Other canisters, methods, and systems are also presented.