Reduced pressure wound treatment system
First Claim
1. An appliance for administering reduced pressure treatment to a wound on a body, the appliance comprising:
- a wound cover positionable over a wound and adapted to maintain reduced pressure under the cover at the site of the wound, the wound cover comprising a rigid or semi-rigid ring sized to surround the wound;
a flexible membrane configured to contact the wound;
a port supported by the cover; and
a pump in fluid communication with the port, wherein the pump is configured to draw wound exudate through the flexible membrane and the wound cover is configured to retain wound exudate in a space between the port and the membrane using an overflow mechanism.
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Abstract
A reduced pressure treatment appliance is provided for treating a wound on the body of a patient. In some embodiments, the appliance comprises a cover, which can have a top cup member and an interface member. The interface member can have flow control means, configured to permit exudate from the wound to flow through the flow control means into the volume under the cover, but not in the opposite direction. Also, in some embodiments, the top cup member can have a lid member, a cup body member, and lid attachment means to removably attach the lid member to the cup body member. In some embodiments, the cover can be configured to facilitate access to the wound for monitoring, treatment and other purposes without removing the cover from the body. The wound treatment appliance can have a vacuum system to supply reduced pressure to the site of the wound in the volume under the cover. A suction bulb can be used to provide a source of reduced pressure to the cover. Additionally, methods are provided for using various embodiments of the treatment appliance.
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39 Claims
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1. An appliance for administering reduced pressure treatment to a wound on a body, the appliance comprising:
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a wound cover positionable over a wound and adapted to maintain reduced pressure under the cover at the site of the wound, the wound cover comprising a rigid or semi-rigid ring sized to surround the wound; a flexible membrane configured to contact the wound; a port supported by the cover; and a pump in fluid communication with the port, wherein the pump is configured to draw wound exudate through the flexible membrane and the wound cover is configured to retain wound exudate in a space between the port and the membrane using an overflow mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An appliance for administering reduced pressure treatment to a wound on a body, the appliance comprising:
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a wound cover sized to be placed over and enclose the wound and adapted to maintain reduced pressure at the site of the wound; and an interface member configured to contact the body below the wound cover, wherein the interface member is configured to permit exudate from the wound to flow from the wound into a volume between the wound cover and the interface member, but not in the opposite direction wherein the interface member comprises a membrane portion configured to be disposed approximately adjacent to the body and that permits fluid to flow in only one direction. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. An appliance for administering reduced pressure treatment to a wound on a body, the appliance comprising:
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a cover sized to be placed over and enclose the wound and adapted to maintain reduced pressure in the volume under the cover at the site of the wound; and an interface member configured to contact the body below the wound cover and form a seal with the body, wherein the cover is configured to be removably and resealably attached to the interface member, the seal with the body being maintainable when the cover is removed from the interface member. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. An appliance for administering reduced pressure treatment to a wound on a body, the appliance comprising:
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a wound cover sized to be placed over and enclose the wound and adapted to maintain reduced pressure at the site of the wound; and an interface member configured to contact the body below the wound cover, wherein the interface member is configured to permit exudate from the wound to flow from the wound into a volume between the wound cover and the interface member, but not in the opposite direction, wherein the interface member is configured to be directly sealed to the body to form a seal with the body so that reduced pressure may be maintained in the volume under the cover at the site of the wound, and wherein the wound cover is removably fastenable to the interface member, the seal being maintainable when the cover is removed from the interface member.
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22. An appliance for administering reduced pressure treatment to a wound on a body, the appliance comprising:
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a wound cover sized to be placed over and enclose the wound and adapted to maintain reduced pressure at the site of the wound; and an interface member configured to contact the body below the wound cover, wherein the interface member is configured to permit exudate from the wound to flow from the wound into a volume between the wound cover and the interface member, but not in the opposite direction; wherein the interface member comprises a membrane portion and at least one one-way valve operably disposed in the membrane portion.
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23. An appliance for administering reduced pressure treatment to a wound on a body, the appliance comprising:
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a wound cover sized to be placed over and enclose the wound and adapted to maintain reduced pressure at the site of the wound; and an interface member configured to contact the body below the wound cover, wherein the interface member is configured to permit exudate from the wound to flow from the wound into a volume between the wound cover and the interface member, but not in the opposite direction; wherein the interface member defines an outer peripheral edge that extends beyond an outer peripheral edge of the cover.
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24. An appliance for administering reduced pressure treatment to a wound on a body, the appliance comprising:
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a wound cover positionable over a wound and adapted to maintain reduced pressure under the cover at the site of the wound; a membrane attached to the wound cover configured to contact the wound; a pump configured to draw wound exudate through the membrane to a location between the membrane and the wound cover; a tubing configured to connect the pump with the wound cover; a port configured to connect the tubing to the wound cover; and an overflow mechanism provided at the port or along the tubing configured to prevent fluid from the wound from moving past the overflow mechanism and configured to retain wound exudate between the membrane and the wound cover while the pump is drawing wound exudate through the membrane. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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