# US 8,786,999 B2 · Component module for a reduced pressure treatment system

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- Number: US 8,786,999 B2
- Document ID: US8786999B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 13/350,615
- Filed: 2012-01-13
- Published: 2012-05-10
- Granted: 2014-07-22
- Earliest claimed: 2006-09-19
- Assignees: KCI Licensing, Inc.
- Applicants: Christopher Brian Locke; Timothy Mark Robinson; Mark Stephen James Beard; Aldan Marcus Tout
- Inventors: Christopher Brian Locke; Timothy Mark Robinson; Mark Stephen James Beard; Aldan Marcus Tout
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8786999B2

## CPC

- A61M 5/1415: {Stands, brackets or the like for supporting infusion accessories}
- A61H 9/0057: {Suction (suction kneading A61H7/008)}
- A61M 1/00: Suction or pumping devices for medical purposes; Devices for carrying-off, for treatment of, or for carrying-over, body-liquids; Drainage systems (catheters A61M25/00; tube connectors, tube couplings, valves or branch units specially adapted for medical use A61M39/00; devices for taking samples of blood A61B5/15; filters implantable into blood vessels A61F2/01)
- A61M 1/604: {Bag or liner in a rigid container, with suction applied to both}
- A61M 1/72: {Cassettes forming partially or totally the fluid circuit}
- A61M 1/73: {comprising sensors or indicators for physical values}
- A61M 1/732: {Visual indicating means for vacuum pressure}
- A61M 1/74: {Suction control (underwater drainage A61M1/61)}
- A61M 1/96: {Suction control thereof}
- A61M 1/982: {with means for detecting level of collected exudate}
- A61N 1/0468: {Specially adapted for promoting wound healing}
- A61N 5/0616: {Skin treatment other than tanning}
- F16M 11/046: {adapted to upward-downward translation movement}
- F16M 11/048: {adapted to forward-backward translation movement}
- F16M 13/02: for supporting on, or attaching to, an object, e.g. tree, gate, window-frame, cycle
- G01F 23/14: by measurement of pressure
- A61H 2201/5056: pneumatically controlled
- A61M 1/60: {Containers for suction drainage, adapted to be used with an external suction source (containers not adapted for subjection to vacuum A61M1/69)}
- A61M 1/71: {Suction drainage systems (containers therefor A61M1/60, A61M1/64; negative pressure wound therapy systems A61M1/90)}
- A61M 2205/12: with interchangeable cassettes forming partially or totally the fluid circuit
- A61M 2205/15: Detection of leaks
- A61M 2205/18: with alarm
- A61M 2205/33: Controlling, regulating or measuring
- A61M 2205/3327: Measuring
- A61M 2205/3331: Pressure; Flow
- A61M 2205/3334: Measuring or controlling the flow rate
- A61M 2205/3337: Controlling, regulating pressure or flow by means of a valve by-passing a pump
- A61M 2205/3344: Measuring or controlling pressure at the body treatment site
- A61M 2205/3379: Masses, volumes, levels of fluids in reservoirs, flow rates
- A61M 2205/3382: Upper level detectors
- A61M 2205/35: Communication
- A61M 2205/3584: using modem, internet or Bluetooth®
- A61M 2205/43: making noise when used correctly
- A61M 2205/50: with microprocessors or computers
- A61M 2205/502: User interfaces, e.g. screens or keyboards
- A61M 2205/505: Touch-screens; Virtual keyboard or keypads; Virtual buttons; Soft keys; Mouse touches
- A61M 2205/52: with memories providing a history of measured variating parameters of apparatus or patient
- A61M 2205/581: by audible feedback
- A61M 2205/583: by visual feedback
- A61N 2005/0661: {ultraviolet}
- F16M 2200/027: by friction
- Y02A 90/10: Information and communication technologies [ICT] supporting adaptation to climate change, e.g. for weather forecasting or climate simulation
- A61M: DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY (introducing media into or onto the bodies of animals A61D7/00; means for inserting tampons A61F13/26; devices for administering food or medicines orally A61J; containers for collecting, storing or administering blood or medical fluids A61J1/05); DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY (surgery A61B; chemical aspects of surgical articles A61L); DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR {(Electrotherapy, e.g. producing anaesthesia by the use of alternating or intermittent currents A61N1/36021)}
- A61H: PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY (electrotherapy, magnetotherapy, radiation therapy or ultrasound therapy A61N)
- A61N: ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY (measurement of bioelectric currents A61B; surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body A61B18/00; anaesthetic apparatus in general A61M; incandescent lamps H01K; infrared radiators for heating H05B)
- F16M: FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS
- G01F: MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
- Y02A: TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE

## Abstract

A reduced pressure treatment system includes a control unit having a control system and a reduced pressure source. The reduced pressure treatment system further includes a manifold unit in fluid communication with the reduced pressure source and a component module to augment treatment. The component module is configured to communicate with the control system of the control unit, and the component module includes a first mounting region configured to be coupled to a complimentary mounting region of the control unit. The component module further includes a second mounting region identical to the complimentary mounting region of the control unit to allow a second component module to be coupled to the first component module.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A reduced pressure treatment component module comprising:
a substantially elliptic cylindrical housing having a rim, a recessed end surface, and an extension;
a mounting assembly fixed to the recessed end surface, the mounting assembly comprising an extendable first latch and an extendable second latch, wherein the first latch and the second latch each comprise a fastener bar that is substantially flush with the rim when the first latch and the second latch are not extended;
a control system contained within the housing, the control system having a communication controller.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The reduced pressure treatment component module according to claim 1, wherein the communication controller is a controller area network controller and the control system communicates using a controller area network (CAN) protocol.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The reduced pressure treatment component module according to claim 1, wherein the extension comprises a first ridge and a second ridge opposite the first ridge.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The reduced pressure treatment component module according to claim 1, wherein the second latch pivots about an axis to extend the fastener bar.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The reduced pressure treatment component module according to claim 1, wherein the component module is a wound camera.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The reduced pressure treatment component module according to claim 1, wherein the component module is a cyclic skin stretcher.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The reduced pressure treatment component module according to claim 1, wherein the component module is a capacitive volume and wound contour mapping module.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The reduced pressure treatment component module according to claim 1, wherein the component module is a wound bed pH monitor.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The reduced pressure treatment component module according to claim 1, wherein the component module is a wound climate control module.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The reduced pressure treatment component module according to claim 1, wherein the component module is a wound moisture and temperature monitor.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The reduced pressure treatment component module according to claim 1, wherein the component module is an electrical stimulation module.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

The reduced pressure treatment component module according to claim 1, wherein the component module is an ultraviolet therapy module.

### Claim 13 (depends on 1)

The reduced pressure treatment component module according to claim 1, wherein the component module is a wound healing marker measurement module.

### Claim 14

A reduced pressure treatment system for treating a tissue site of a patient, the system comprising:
a control unit having a control system and a reduced pressure source;
a manifold unit in fluid communication with the reduced pressure source;
a component module to augment treatment and configured to communicate with the control system of the control unit, the component module having a first mounting region configured to be coupled to a complimentary mounting region of the control unit.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

The reduced pressure treatment system of claim 14, wherein the component module is a first component module having a second mounting region identical to the complimentary mounting region of the control unit to allow a second component module to be coupled to the first component module, and further comprising:
one or more second component modules, the one or more second component modules having a third mounting region that is identical to the first mounting region of the first component module and a fourth mounting region that is identical to the second mounting region.

### Claim 16 (depends on 14)

The reduced pressure treatment system of claim 14, wherein the first mounting region further comprises a rim and a recessed end surface.

### Claim 17 (depends on 16)

The reduced pressure treatment system of claim 16, wherein the first mounting region further comprises a mounting assembly having a latch.

### Claim 18 (depends on 14)

The reduced pressure treatment system of claim 14, wherein the complimentary mounting region of the control unit further comprises a shoulder and an extension surface.

### Claim 19 (depends on 14)

The reduced pressure treatment system of claim 14, wherein:
the first mounting region further comprises a rim, a recessed end surface, and a latch;
the complimentary mounting region of the control unit further comprises a shoulder and an extension surface; and
the recessed end surface is configured to receive the extension surface, and the latch is configured to fasten to the extension surface to secure the component module to the control unit.

### Claim 20 (depends on 19)

The reduced pressure treatment system of claim 19, wherein the extension surface includes a ridge and the latch includes a fastener bar that overlaps the ridge to secure the component module to the control unit.