Wound treatment apparatus
First Claim
1. Disposables, in combination with a housing, for use with a vacuum bandage of the type which covers a wound and wherein a vacuum is formed in the space above the wound,the housing including a controller, a canister mount, a syringe mount configured to hold a syringe, and the controller configured to create the vacuum in the space above the wound, the disposables comprising:
- a waste canister mateable with the canister mount;
a tube set configured to be coupled to the waste canister, the syringe, and the bandage; and
the tube set connecting the vacuum to the bandage through the canister.
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Abstract
A control system for use with a vacuum bandage over a wound includes a vacuum pump, a waste canister operably coupled to the pump, and a fluid source. The canister is coupled to the bandage such that, when a vacuum is applied to the canister, the vacuum is applied to the bandage. The fluid source is coupled to the bandage to selectively introduce fluid into the wound.
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16 Claims
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1. Disposables, in combination with a housing, for use with a vacuum bandage of the type which covers a wound and wherein a vacuum is formed in the space above the wound,
the housing including a controller, a canister mount, a syringe mount configured to hold a syringe, and the controller configured to create the vacuum in the space above the wound, the disposables comprising: -
a waste canister mateable with the canister mount;
a tube set configured to be coupled to the waste canister, the syringe, and the bandage; and
the tube set connecting the vacuum to the bandage through the canister. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A canister, in combination with a housing, for use with a vacuum wound bandage,
the housing including a control apparatus, the control apparatus connecting a vacuum to the bandage, the canister comprising: -
a container having an outer wall and an inlet port, the container insertable into a cavity in the control apparatus; and
wherein both the outer wall and inlet port of the container are substantially flush with an exterior wall of the housing when the container is inserted into the cavity. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16)
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10. For use with a control apparatus providing a vacuum source and a shaped cavity having a suction port leading to the vacuum, and a bandage of the type which covers a wound and within which a vacuum, generated by the control apparatus, is formed in a space above the wound, a canister comprising:
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a container configured and shaped to be inserted into the shaped cavity;
the container having an inlet port configured to be in communication with the bandage, the inlet port configured to receive fluid and exudate from the wound and deposit the fluid and exudate in the container;
the container having an outlet port positioned to engage the suction port of the control apparatus, the outlet port being configured to introduce the vacuum from the control apparatus to the container, the outlet pod including a filter that prevents fluid in the container from exiting the canister;
the inlet port being provided above the outlet port relative to a plane defined by the level of fluid collected in the container; and
wherein when the level of fluid is positioned above the outlet port, the vacuum is caused to cease, indicating that the container is full. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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