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US 2025/0144285 A1Published application
Fluid collection
AssigneeSmith & Nephew, Inc.
InventorsEdward Yerbury Hartwell, Jonathan Chappel, Neill Philip Bannister
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for collecting fluid are disclosed. The apparatus includes a body portion comprising a fluid inlet and an outlet, an expandable container secured to the body portion, at least one wicking element extending from within the body portion into the container, and at least one super absorber element arranged inside the container.
Claims7
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A method of treating a wound, the method comprising:
- applying a wound dressing to a wound;
- providing a fluid collection apparatus in fluid communication with the wound dressing to receive fluid from the wound into a canister, the canister comprising:
- an inlet, an outlet, and a flexible bag, wherein the canister comprises a top portion and a bottom portion and a length extending from the top portion to the bottom portion, the inlet and outlet defining a fluid flow path therebetween;
- wherein the flexible bag contains super absorber material configured to trap and store fluid removed from the wound, the super absorber material comprising a plurality of sheets of absorptive material disposed within the flexible bag, wherein the plurality of sheets of absorptive material extend from the top portion to the bottom portion of the canister;
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- wherein the wound dressing is in fluid communication with the inlet of the canister;
- and
- providing a negative pressure source in fluid communication with the outlet of the canister.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.