Inflatable off-loading wound dressing assemblies, systems, and methods
AssigneeKCI Licensing, Inc.
InventorsTimothy Mark Robinson, Christopher Brian Locke, Richard Daniel John Coulthard
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Abstract
To offload forces from a tissue site being treated with reduced pressure, an offloading pressure component may be used as part of a reduced-pressure treatment system. A reduced-pressure source of the reduced-pressure treatment system vents positive pressure exhaust into the offloading pressure component to inflate the offloading pressure component. The offloading pressure component disperses forces away from the tissue site. Other devices, methods, and systems are presented.
Claims30
A reduced-pressure treatment system for applying reduced-pressure treatment to a tissue site, comprising:
- a wound cover for covering the tissue site and for forming a sealed space;
- a reduced-pressure source producing a reduced pressure for delivery to the sealed space and a positive pressure exhaust;
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- an offloading pressure component adapted to be fluidly coupled to the reduced-pressure source and operable to receive positive pressure exhaust from the reduced-pressure source,
- wherein the reduced-pressure source includes a reduced-pressure valve that enables the reduced-pressure source to draw atmospheric air into the offloading pressure component to inflate the offloading pressure component.
A reduced-pressure treatment system for applying reduced-pressure treatment to a tissue site, comprising:
- a wound cover for covering the tissue site and for forming a sealed space;
- a reduced-pressure source producing a reduced pressure for delivery to the sealed space and a positive pressure exhaust;
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- an offloading pressure component adapted to be fluidly coupled to the reduced-pressure source and operable to receive positive pressure exhaust from the reduced-pressure source, wherein the offloading pressure component is configured to store liquid collected from the tissue site.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.