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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2019
Applicant:
Smith & Nephew Plc, Watford, GB;
Inventors:
Ella Lynn Mumby, Hull, GB;
Helene Anne Lecomte, York, GB;
Assignee:
Smith & Nephew PLC, Watford, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 27/00 (2005.12); A61M 1/00 (2005.12); A61F 13/00 (2005.12); A61F 13/02 (2005.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 13/00055 (2012.12); A61F 13/00029 (2012.12); A61F 13/00059 (2012.12); A61F 13/00063 (2012.12); A61F 13/00068 (2012.12); A61F 13/00987 (2012.12); A61F 13/022 (2012.12); A61F 13/0203 (2012.12); A61F 13/0206 (2012.12); A61F 13/0223 (2012.12); A61F 13/0226 (2012.12); A61F 13/0253 (2012.12); A61M 1/0088 (2012.12);
Abstract
A wound dressing, a method of manufacturing a wound dressing, and a method of treating a patient are disclosed. The wound dressing may include an absorbent layer for absorbing wound exudate; and an obscuring element for at least partially obscuring a view of wound exudate absorbed by the absorbent layer in use.