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US 7,615,036 B2Granted
Device and method for wound therapy
AssigneeKalypto Medical, Inc.
InventorsAshok V. Joshi, John Howard Gordon, Sai Bhavaraju, Troy C. Dayton
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Abstract
A wound therapy device is disclosed. The wound therapy device may include a housing for covering at least a portion of a wound and for sealing to a body surface of a patient. The housing may also include a liquid-retention chamber for retaining liquid therein and a vacuum connection for coupling to a vacuum source. The vacuum connection may be in gaseous communication with the liquid-retention chamber. The vacuum connection may be separated from the liquid-retention chamber by a liquid barrier.
Claims30
A wound therapy device, comprising:
- a housing to cover at least a portion of a wound site;
- a liquid retention chamber position within the housing, wherein the liquid retention chamber collects and stores at least one of liquid exudate and bodily fluid from the wound site, and, wherein the liquid retention chamber retains the collected liquid exudate and bodily fluid stored therein upon application of negative pressure thereto;
- an opening in the housing operatively associated with a vacuum source for creating negative pressure within at least the liquid retention chamber;
- and,
- a gas permeable liquid barrier associated with the housing for precluding migration of the liquid exudate and bodily fluid into and through the opening and into the vacuum source.
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