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US 6,553,998 B2Granted
Surgical drape and suction head for wound treatment
AssigneeKCI Licensing, Inc.
InventorsKeith Patrick Heaton, Kenneth William Hunt
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Abstract
A wound therapy combination comprising a suction head and a surgical drape. The suction head comprises a planar flange portion and a tubular connector piece on a first face that communicates with an aperture extending to a second face. The second face is formed with projections that define flow channels for facilitating flow of liquids to the aperture.
Claims2
A wound therapy combination, comprising:
- a suction head having a first face;
- a second face opposite said first face, wherein said second face is comprised of a plurality of projections, said projections defining a plurality of channels for facilitating flow of fluids to an opening in said second face and through said first face, wherein said opening is adapted for connection to a suction tube;
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- a surgical drape having an aperture coincident said opening, said surgical drape extending over a region, and overlapping beyond the perimeter of said first face, and wherein said surgical drape comprises a flexible adhesive coated film adhered to said region of said first face and a release-coated backing extending over said second face and adhered to the overlapping portion of said surgical drape.
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A wound dressing for distributing fluid across a wound surface, comprising:
- a suction head having a first face;
- a second face opposite said first face;
- a plurality of projections coincident from said second face, wherein said projections form a contact surface with the wound surface, and wherein a plurality of channels for facilitating flow of fluids are defined between said projections, said channels remaining out of contact with the wound surface;
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- an aperture in fluid communication with said channels formed by said projections and formed through said first face and said second face.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.