Evaporative body-fluid containers and methods
AssigneeKCI Licensing, Inc.
InventorsChristopher Brian Locke, Aidan Marcus Tout, Timothy Mark Robinson
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Abstract
Body-fluid containers, methods, and systems are presented that include a container that has a container housing formed, at least in part, by a liquid-impermeable, vapor-permeable material. The liquid-impermeable, vapor-permeable material allows water to evaporate and be transmitted outside of the container. The evaporation allows more fluid to be processed by the container than the container could otherwise hold. Other systems, methods, and apparatuses are presented.
Claims29
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A system for treating a tissue site with reduced pressure, the system comprising:
- a manifold configured to be placed proximate to the tissue site;
- a sealing member configured to cover the manifold and the tissue site to form a sealed space;
- a reduced-pressure source configured to be fluidly coupled to the sealed space;
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- a container comprising a hydrophilic polymer defining a portion of an interior space, a fluid inlet fluidly coupled to the interior space and configured to be fluidly coupled to the sealed space, and a fluid outlet fluidly coupled to the interior space and configured to be fluidly coupled to the reduced pressure source.
A container for storing fluids from a tissue site treated with reduced pressure, the container comprising:
- a hydrophilic polymer defining a portion of an interior space;
- a fluid inlet fluidly coupled to the interior space;
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- a fluid outlet fluidly coupled to the interior space.
A container for storing fluids from a tissue site treated with reduced pressure, the container comprising:
- at least one wall having a hydrophilic polymer forming a portion of the wall;
- a fluid inlet configured to be fluidly coupled to a sealed space;
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- a fluid outlet configured to be fluidly coupled to a reduced-pressure source.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.