WOUND TREATMENT APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLED DELIVERY OF FLUIDS TO A WOUND

• US 20130245580A1
• Filed: 03/08/2013
• Published: 09/19/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 01/29/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: KCI Licensing Incorporated (3M Company)
• Original Assignee: KCI Licensing Incorporated (3M Company)
• Inventors: Locke, Christopher Brian, Whyte, David George
• Granted Patent: US 9,089,676 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 604/305
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 2205/00 General identification or selection means
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/72 Cassettes forming partially or totally the fluid circuit
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/80 Suction pumps A61M1/64, A61M1/71, A61M60/00 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/912 Connectors between dressing and drainage tube
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/92 with liquid supply means
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/96 Suction control thereof
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/962 having pumping means on the suction site, e.g. miniature pump on dressing or dressing capable of exerting suction
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/12 with interchangeable cassettes forming partially or totally the fluid circuit
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/33 Controlling, regulating or measuring
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3327 Measuring
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3337 Controlling, regulating pressure or flow by means of a valve by-passing a pump
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/60 with identification means
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/6054 Magnetic identification systems
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/6072 Bar codes
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/8212 with means or measures taken for minimising energy consumption
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 3/0201 Cassettes therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/14224 Diaphragm type
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/14586 pressurised by means of a flexible diaphragm
• CPC Class Codes: F04B 35/045 using solenoids
• CPC Class Codes: F04B 43/0081 systems, control, safety measures
• CPC Class Codes: F04B 43/02 : having plate-like flexible members, e.g. diaphragms F04B43/14 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F04B 43/04 : Pumps having electric drive
• CPC Class Codes: F04B 45/04 : having plate-like flexible members, e.g. diaphragms F04B45/10 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F04B 45/047 : Pumps having electric drive

Abstract

Pump cassettes, wound-treatment apparatuses and methods. In some embodiments, a pump cassette comprises: a pump body having a pump chamber, an inlet valve in fluid communication with the pump chamber, and an outlet valve in fluid communication with the pump chamber; a diaphragm coupled to the pump body such that the diaphragm is movable to vary a volume in the pump chamber; and an identifier configured to store one or more properties of the pump cassette such that the identifier is readable by an automated reader to determine the one or more properties. In some embodiments, the pump cassette is configured to be removably coupled to a wound-treatment apparatus having an actuator such that the actuator can be activated to move the diaphragm.

Claims

1. A pump cassette for use with a wound-treatment apparatus, comprising:

a pump body having a chamber with a variable volume, an inlet valve in fluid communication with the pump chamber and adapted to receive fluid from a fluid container, and an outlet valve in fluid communication with the chamber and adapted to deliver the fluid to a wound;

a diaphragm movably coupled to the pump body to vary the volume of the chamber in response to a mechanical force; and

an identifier configured to store information relating to the pump cassette, the identifier being readable to provide the information;

wherein the pump cassette is configured to be removably coupled to the wound-treatment apparatus and adapted to receive a signal from the wound-treatment apparatus to provide the mechanical force to the diaphragm.

2. The pump cassette of claim 1, wherein the identifier comprises at least one of a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag, a barcode, or a magnetic stripe.

3. The pump cassette of claim 2, wherein the identifier is readable by an automated reader disposed in the wound-treatment apparatus.

4. The pump cassette of claim 1, wherein the identifier is a label.

5. The pump cassette of claim 1, wherein the information relating to the pump cassette comprises a code adapted to be read by a controller programmed to provide the signal.

6. The pump cassette of claim 1, wherein the information relating to the pump cassette comprises at least one property of the pump cassette.

7. The pump cassette of claim 6, where the at least one property includes one or, more of the diameter of the diaphragm, the area of the diaphragm, the stroke of the diaphragm, the change in volume in the chamber caused by a stroke of the diaphragm, and the identity of the fluid.

8. The pump cassette of claim 1, wherein the wound-treatment apparatus includes an actuator adapted to be removably coupled to the diaphragm and operable to provide mechanical force to the diaphragm in response to the signal provided by the wound-treatment apparatus.

9. The pump cassette of claim 1, further comprising:

an actuator removably coupled to the diaphragm and operable to provide mechanical force to the diaphragm in response to a signal provided by the world-treatment apparatus.

10. The pump cassette of claim 1, wherein the inlet valve and outlet valve each comprises at least one of a ball valve, a duckbill valve, or an umbrella valve.

11. The pump cassette of claim 1, wherein the diaphragm is operable to alternately increase and decrease the volume of the chamber.

12. The pump cassette of claim 11, wherein the inlet valve is open and the outlet valve is closed when the diaphragm increases the volume of the chamber.

13. The pump cassette of claim 11, wherein the outlet valve is open and the inlet valve is closed when the diaphragm decreases the volume of the chamber.

14. The pump cassette of claim 11, wherein the wound-treatment apparatus includes an actuator adapted to be removably coupled to the diaphragm and operable to provide mechanical force to the diaphragm in response to the signal provided by the wound-treatment apparatus to alternately increase and decrease the volume of the chamber.

15. The pump cassette of claim 1, further comprising:

a conduit having a first end coupled to the inlet valve of the pump body, and a second end configured to be coupled to a fluid container.

16. The pump cassette of claim 15, further comprising:

a fluid container coupled to the second end of the conduit such that the fluid container is in fluid communication with the inlet valve of the pump body; and

a fluid disposed in the fluid container.

17. The pump cassette of claim 1, further comprising:

a conduit having a first end coupled to the outlet valve of the pump body, and a second end configured to be coupled to a wound dressing.

18. The pump cassette of claim 1, further comprising:

a support device coupled to the pump body and a receptacle configured to receive a fluid container.

19. A wound-treatment apparatus, comprising:

a housing configured to be coupled to a pump cassette;

a vacuum source disposed within the housing and operable to apply negative pressure to a wound through the wound dressing; and

an automated reader configured to read an identifier of the pump cassette when coupled to the housing to read information relating to the pump cassette and stored by the identifier;

wherein the wound-treatment apparatus is further configured to be coupled to the pump cassette of claim 1 such that the automated reader is operable to read the information stored on the identifier of the pump cassette.

20. The wound-treatment apparatus of claim 19, further comprising:

an actuator adapted to be removably coupled to the diaphragm and operable to provide mechanical force to the diaphragm in response to the signal provided by the wound-treatment apparatus.

21. The wound-treatment apparatus of claim 20, where the housing is configured to be coupled to one or more pump cassettes of claim 1, and where the wound-treatment apparatus comprises:

a plurality of actuators coupled to the housing;

wherein the wound-treatment apparatus is configured such that if one or more pump cassettes, each having at least one chamber and at least one diaphragm configured to be movable to vary a volume in a chamber, are coupled to the housing, the plurality of actuators can be activated to move the diaphragms.

22. The wound-treatment apparatus of claim 21, further comprising:

a controller coupled to the actuators and configured to activate the actuators.

23. The wound-treatment apparatus of claim 22, where the controller is configured to activate the actuators at least one of activating simultaneously or sequentially.

24. The wound-treatment apparatus of claim 22, further comprising:

a plurality of automated readers each configured to read an identifier of the one or more pump cassettes to determine the information of the one or more pump cassettes;

wherein the wound-treatment apparatus is configured such that if one or more pump cassettes each having an identifier are coupled to the housing, the one or more automated readers can read the identifiers to determine the information.