Wound treatment apparatus
First Claim
1. A control unit adapted for use with a vacuum wound bandage, the control unit comprisinga vacuum source to provide a negative pressure through the vacuum wound bandage, a pressure sensor, and a canister having a chamber to collect waste material from the vacuum wound bandage, an inlet port to introduce waste material from the vacuum wound bandage into the chamber, an outlet port to communicate with the chamber and the vacuum source, and a pressure port to communicate with the chamber and the pressure sensor, the pressure port to allow the pressure sensor to sense a pressure change within the chamber in response to the waste material within the chamber at least partially occluding the outlet port.
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Abstract
A control unit is adapted for use with a vacuum wound bandage. The control unit has a canister to collect waste material from the vacuum wound bandage, a fluid source to irrigate the wound, and a door to at least partially cover the fluid source.
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1. A control unit adapted for use with a vacuum wound bandage, the control unit comprising
a vacuum source to provide a negative pressure through the vacuum wound bandage, a pressure sensor, and a canister having a chamber to collect waste material from the vacuum wound bandage, an inlet port to introduce waste material from the vacuum wound bandage into the chamber, an outlet port to communicate with the chamber and the vacuum source, and a pressure port to communicate with the chamber and the pressure sensor, the pressure port to allow the pressure sensor to sense a pressure change within the chamber in response to the waste material within the chamber at least partially occluding the outlet port.
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