Reduced pressure therapy apparatuses and methods of using same
First Claim
1. A pump assembly for reduced pressure wound therapy, comprising:
- a housing;
a pump supported within or by the housing, the pump comprising;
a motor;
an inlet and an outlet;
a first valve configured to control a flow of a fluid through the inlet; and
a second valve configured to control a flow of a fluid through the outlet;
a flow pathway through the pump assembly; and
a one-way flow valve in fluid communication with the pump and supported within a manifold that is disposed in the housing and coupled to the inlet of the pump, the one-way flow valve being configured to substantially prevent a flow of gas through the flow pathway in a direction of flow away from the pump.
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Abstract
Some embodiments comprise a pump assembly for reduced pressure wound therapy, comprising a housing, a flow pathway through the pump, one or more valves in communication with the flow pathway, a pump supported within or by the housing, and a one-way flow valve in fluid communication with the pump. The pump assembly can have a pressure sensor in communication with the flow pathway, and at least one switch or button supported by the housing in communication with a pump controller. The one-way flow valve can substantially prevent a flow of gas therethrough in a direction of flow away from the pump. The pump can be sterilized following the assembly of the pump such that an inside and an outside of the housing, the flow pathway, the one or more valves, the pump, the controller, the battery compartment, and the at least one switch or button have been sterilized.
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37 Claims
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1. A pump assembly for reduced pressure wound therapy, comprising:
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a housing; a pump supported within or by the housing, the pump comprising; a motor; an inlet and an outlet; a first valve configured to control a flow of a fluid through the inlet; and a second valve configured to control a flow of a fluid through the outlet; a flow pathway through the pump assembly; and a one-way flow valve in fluid communication with the pump and supported within a manifold that is disposed in the housing and coupled to the inlet of the pump, the one-way flow valve being configured to substantially prevent a flow of gas through the flow pathway in a direction of flow away from the pump. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 32)
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25. A canisterless pump assembly for reduced pressure wound therapy, comprising:
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a housing; and a pump supported within or by the housing, the pump comprising; a motor; an inlet and an outlet; a first valve configured to control a flow of a fluid through the inlet; and a second valve configured to control a flow of a fluid through the outlet; wherein; the pump assembly is canisterless; and the first and second valves each has a leakage rate of between approximately 5 mL/min and approximately 10 mL/min at nominal working pressures. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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