Reduced-pressure system and method employing a gasket
AssigneeKCI Licensing, Inc.
InventorsRichard Paul Mormino, Todd Fruchterman
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Abstract
A reduced-pressure treatment system for treating a tissue site on a patient includes a gasket releasably attached around a perimeter of the tissue site that may remain in place for an extended time and allows an over-drape to be attached to it. The system and method further may include a manifold sized and configured to be placed in contact with the tissue site the over-drape positioned over the manifold and sealed to the gasket to create a sealed space between the over-drape and the tissue site; and a reduced-pressure source fluidly coupled to the sealed space to deliver reduced pressure to the tissue site. A method is also presented.
Claims12
A reduced-pressure treatment system for treating a tissue site on a patient, the system comprising:
- a gasket for releasably attaching proximate the tissue site;
- a manifold sized and configured to be placed in contact with the tissue site;
- an over-drape placed over the manifold and sealed to the gasket to provide a sealed space between the over-drape and the tissue site;
- a reduced-pressure source operable to deliver reduced pressure to a sealed space;
- and
- a delivery conduit for fluidly coupling the reduced-pressure-source to the manifold;
- wherein the over-drape is sealed to the gasket by a bead of a first attachment apparatus between the over-drape and a first side of the gasket;
- wherein a second attachment apparatus is disposed on a second side of the gasket adapted for attachment proximate the tissue site;
- and
- wherein the first attachment apparatus is weaker than the second attachment apparatus.
A reduced-pressure treatment system,
- comprising:
- a manifold;
- a gasket comprising a first side and a second side;
- an over-drape placed over the manifold and attached to the first side of the gasket;
- and
- a reduced-pressure source coupled to the manifold and operable to deliver reduced pressure to the manifold;
- wherein the over-drape is sealed to the gasket by a bead of a first attachment apparatus;
- wherein a second attachment apparatus is disposed on the second side of the gasket and adapted to be attached to a periwound area of an epidermis;
- and
- wherein the first attachment apparatus is weaker than the second attachment apparatus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.