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Self contained wound dressing with micropump

  • US 8,829,263 B2
  • Filed: 05/30/2012
  • Issued: 09/09/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/07/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A negative pressure wound treatment apparatus, comprising:

  • a wound dressing configured to be positioned over a wound, the wound dressing comprising an absorbent layer configured to retain fluid removed from the wound and a top layer configured to encircle the wound and be positioned over the absorbent layer;

    a saturation indicator configured to indicate a level of saturation of the absorbent layer, wherein the saturation indicator is positioned beneath the top layer of the wound dressing; and

    a negative pressure source configured to apply negative pressure to at least the wound dressing to facilitate removal of fluid from the wound.

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