Adapter for portable negative pressure wound therapy device

• US 8,066,243 B2
• Filed: 01/08/2010
• Issued: 11/29/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 01/08/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Innovative Therapies Incorporated (Cardinal Health, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Richard C. Vogel
• Inventors: Svedman, Pal, Meents, Mark S., Tumey, David M., Litzie, Edward M., Yakam, Bradley D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Ramirez; Ramon
• Application Number:
  US12/684,557
• Publication Number:
  US 20110168857A1
• Time in Patent Office: 690 Days
• Field of Search: 248/304, 248/301, 248/339, 248/340, 248/311.2, 550/31
• US Class Current: 248/304
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/74 Suction control underwater drainage A61M1/61
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/77 Suction-irrigation systems aspiration tips supplying fluids A61M1/85; specific for negative pressure wound therapy A61M1/92; combined with tracheal tubes A61M16/0463
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/782 using valves with freely moving parts, e.g. float valves
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/784 by filtering, sterilising or disinfecting the exhaust air, e.g. swellable filter valves
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/882 Draining devices provided with means for releasing antimicrobial or gelation agents in the drained fluid
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/92 with liquid supply means
• 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 1/982 with means for detecting level of collected exudate
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/984 portable on the body
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/42 Reducing noise
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/502 User interfaces, e.g. screens or keyboards
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/6054 Magnetic identification systems
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/8206 battery-operated
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2209/082 Mounting brackets, arm supports for equipment
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2209/088 on the body

Abstract

A holder for a therapeutic device for treating wounds of the type having a housing equipped with a fluid mover for one of raising, compressing, or transferring fluid, and a therapeutic member operably connected to the fluid mover and actuated thereby, the therapeutic member operably disposably used on a patient in a manner to deliver therapy to the patient as a function of actuation of said fluid mover, includes a removable receiving compartment for removably receiving the device therein, and an outwardly disposed connecting surface to provide for the compartment to be suspended on an object elevated from a floor.

Claims

1. A holder for a therapeutic device for treating wounds of the type having a housing equipped with a fluid mover for one of raising, compressing, or transferring fluid, a therapeutic member operably connected to the fluid mover and actuated thereby, the therapeutic member operably disposably used on a patient in a manner to deliver therapy to the patient as function of actuation of said fluid mover, which includes:

a removable receiving compartment configured with side surfaces, a bottom surface and a back surface for removably receiving the therapeutic device therein, and an object connecting surface extending from said back surface to provide for said compartment to be suspended on an object elevated from a floor whereupon so doing the therapeutic device is suspended when received in said compartment, and a canister container which is removably connected to said compartment in a manner to extend outside the device compartment to removably retain a canister external thereto.

2. The holder for a therapeutic device of claim 1, wherein said object connecting surface includes one or more angled arms to enable hanging on a bed foot board.

3. The holder for a therapeutic device of claim 1, wherein said device compartment is configured to removably retain the housing of therapeutic device and an associated collection canister.

4. The holder for a therapeutic device of claim 3, wherein said side surface includes a notched surface to aid in removal of the collection canister from the therapeutic device.

5. The holder for a therapeutic device of claim 1, wherein said compartment includes a retaining member.

6. A holder for a therapeutic device for treating wounds of the type having a housing equipped with a fluid mover for one of raising, compressing, or transferring fluid, and a therapeutic member operably connected to the fluid mover and actuated thereby, the therapeutic member operably disposably used on a patient in a manner to deliver therapy to the patient as function of actuation of said fluid mover, which includes:

a removable receiving compartment configured with side surfaces, a bottom surface and a back surface for removably receiving the therapeutic device therein for removably receiving the therapeutic device therein, and an object connecting surface extending through said side to provide for said compartment to be suspended on an object elevated from a floor whereupon so doing the therapeutic device is suspended when received in said compartment and

a canister container which is removably connected to said compartment in a manner to extend outside the device compartment to removably retain a canister external thereto.

7. The holder for a therapeutic device of claim 6, wherein said object connecting surface includes at least one open surface formed in said side surface of said compartment to enable connection to an erect mobile pole.

8. The holder for a therapeutic device of claim 6, wherein said device compartment is configured to removably retain the housing of therapeutic device and an associated collection canister.

9. The holder for a therapeutic device of claim 8, wherein said side surface includes a notched surface to aid in removal of the collection canister from the therapeutic device.

10. The holder for a therapeutic device of claim 6, wherein said compartment includes a retaining member.

11. The holder for a therapeutic device of claim 10, wherein said retaining member includes a pair of opposing sides which are equipped with surfaces configured to removably secure the device within the compartment.

12. The holder for a therapeutic device of claim 11, wherein one of the sides is configured with an open surface of a size to receive a protruding portion of the therapeutic device while the other side is configured with an inwardly extending surface having a tapered upper end which permits ease of insertion of the device into the compartment such that as the device is inserted into the compartment the protruding portion of the device is forced into the open receiving surface and upon being fully seated the device is substantially retained within the compartment and requires canting of the device to gain release from the compartment.

13. The holder for a therapeutic device of claim 6, wherein said compartment includes a retaining member.

14. The holder for a therapeutic device of claim 13, wherein said retaining member includes a pair of opposing sides which are equipped with surfaces configured to removably secure the device within the compartment.

15. The holder for a therapeutic device of claim 14, which is further characterized such that one of said opposing sides is configured with an open surface of a size to receive a protruding portion of the housing of the therapeutic device while another of said opposing sides is configured with an inwardly extending surface having a tapered upper end which permits ease of insertion of the device into said compartment such that as the device is inserted into said compartment the protruding portion of the device is moved into the open receiving surface and upon being fully seated the device is substantially retained within said compartment and requires canting of the device to gain release from said compartment.