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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2014
Applicant:
Kci Licensing, Inc., San Antonio, TX (US);
Inventors:
Keith Patrick Heaton, Poole, GB;
Kenneth William Hunt, Merley, GB;
Assignee:
KCI Licensing, Inc., San Antonio, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/00 (2006.01); A61F 13/10 (2006.01); A61M 1/00 (2006.01); A61M 27/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/00085 (2013.01); A61F 13/00021 (2013.01); A61F 13/00068 (2013.01); A61F 13/104 (2013.01); A61M 1/0088 (2013.01); A61M 27/00 (2013.01); A61F 2013/0054 (2013.01); A61F 2013/00174 (2013.01); A61F 2013/00519 (2013.01); A61F 2013/00536 (2013.01); A61F 2013/00574 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for stimulating healing of a wound, includes a porous pad adapted to contact a surface of the wound on an affected part of a body. An envelope for receiving the porous pad and the affected part of the body is provided, and the envelope includes a re-sealable opening that permits the wound to be inspected. A connector is fluidly connected to an interior of the envelope and to a source of negative pressure.