Vacuum pad and related system
AssigneeOrlando Health, Inc.
InventorsTeresa Lance, Neeraj Desai, Neil Whitehouse
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Abstract
A vacuum pad may include a top layer forming a top surface of the vacuum pad; a bottom layer forming a bottom surface of the vacuum pad; and a plurality of spacers located between the top layer and the bottom layer such that an interior space is formed between the top layer and the bottom layer. The interior space may have at least one channel extending around at least one spacer of the plurality of spacers. The vacuum pad may also include an outlet tube in fluid communication with the interior space, where the top layer includes a plurality of holes. A vacuum system may include the vacuum pad along with a canister and a vacuum source for moving fluid from the vacuum pad to the canister.
Claims20
A vacuum pad, comprising:
- a top layer at least partially forming a top surface of the vacuum pad;
- a bottom layer at least partially forming a bottom surface of the vacuum pad;
- a plurality of spacers located between the top layer and the bottom layer such that an interior space is located between the top layer and the bottom layer, the interior space having at least one channel extending around at least one spacer of the plurality of spacers;
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- an outlet tube in fluid communication with the interior space and having an internal portion that extends between the top layer and the bottom layer,
- wherein the top layer includes a plurality of holes such that the vacuum pad is configured to cause a fluid collecting on the top surface of the vacuum pad to flow through the holes, into the interior space, and to the outlet tube,
- wherein a raised barrier entirely surrounds the plurality of holes and the plurality of spacers, the raised barrier being elevated relative to the plurality of holes and a flat boundary portion and configured to collect the fluid over the plurality of holes, and
- wherein the boundary portion has an impermeable top surface entirely surrounding the raised barrier and extending outward therefrom.
A vacuum pad, comprising:
- an active area having a permeable top layer and a bottom layer such that an interior space is located between the permeable top layer and the bottom layer;
- a boundary portion entirely surrounding a perimeter of the active area, the boundary portion having an impermeable top surface, an outer perimeter, and a raised portion relative to the active area;
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- an outlet configured to couple to a vacuum source such that a fluid collected on the active area is removed from the interior space towards the vacuum source,
- wherein the perimeter of the active area is angled relative to the outer perimeter of the boundary portion.
A vacuum system, comprising:
- a vacuum pad for collecting a fluid flowing onto a top surface of the vacuum pad, wherein the vacuum pad includes a permeable area of a top layer, a bottom layer, and a plurality of spacers located between the top layer and the bottom layer;
- and
- a canister for storing a fluid collected by the vacuum pad,
- wherein an impermeable boundary portion includes a flat section extending outward from and entirely surrounding an elevated section, the elevated section protruding upwards relative to the permeable area of the top layer and the flat section,
- wherein the elevated section entirely surrounds the permeable area of the top layer,
- wherein the vacuum pad includes an outlet configured for securement to a first end of a vacuum hose, and
- wherein the canister includes an inlet configured for securement to a second end of the vacuum hose such that the vacuum hose directs the fluid collected by the vacuum pad to the canister.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.