Wound dressing
AssigneeSmith & Nephew, Inc.
InventorsBryan Greener, Allan Freedline
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Abstract
Embodiments disclosed within herein relate to a wound dressing, suitable for use in negative pressure wound therapy, comprising a body of porous material, the body of porous material comprising a plurality of cuts which provide regions of flexibility within the body. Further embodiments relate to methods of manufacturing and method of use of such wound dressings. In addition, the wound dressing can comprise a retaining mechanism removably coupled to the material and configured to retain the material in the expanded conformation.
Claims3
A lattice comprising a material having at least one slit, the slit being capable of expansion into an aperture, the lattice having
- i) a first conformation, wherein the slit is substantially closed, and
- ii) a second conformation, wherein the lattice is stretched by the application of an extensive force expanding the slit to form an aperture having a first dimension.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.