Apparatuses and methods for negative pressure wound therapy
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1. An apparatus to provide suction to a wound site comprising:
- a fluidic connector comprising;
a spacer layer comprising a proximal end, an elongate middle portion, a distal end, and a fold at the proximal end, wherein at the fold a length of the spacer layer is folded onto itself thereby forming two folded layers;
a top layer constructed from a liquid impermeable material provided over the spacer layer;
a bottom layer constructed from a liquid impermeable material provided below the spacer layer, wherein the top layer and the bottom layer substantially enclose the spacer layer;
one or more apertures in the bottom layer beneath the distal end of the spacer layer;
a filter positioned below the distal end of the spacer layer adjacent the one or more apertures, wherein the filter is positioned between the distal end of the spacer layer and the bottom layer; and
a conduit comprising a proximal end and a distal end, wherein conduit is in fluid communication with the proximal end of the spacer layer, and wherein a length of the conduit at the distal end of the conduit rests between the two folded layers; and
a wound dressing comprising;
an absorbent layer for absorbing wound exudate from the wound site; and
a cover layer overlying the absorbent layer and comprising an opening;
wherein the distal end of the bottom layer of the fluidic connector is adhered to the cover layer of the wound dressing with the aperture in the bottom layer being positioned over the opening in the cover layer, and wherein the filter substantially prevents the wound exudate from escaping the wound dressing.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are several embodiments of a negative pressure appliance and methods of using the same in the treatment of wounds. Some embodiments are directed towards wound dressings comprising a liquid and gas permeable transmission layer, an absorbent layer for absorbing wound exudate, the absorbent layer overlying the transmission layer, a gas impermeable cover layer overlying the absorbent layer and comprising a first orifice, wherein the cover layer is moisture vapor permeable. Some embodiments are directed to improved fluidic connectors or suction adapters for connecting to a wound site, for example using softer, kink-free conformable suction adapters.
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1. An apparatus to provide suction to a wound site comprising:
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a fluidic connector comprising; a spacer layer comprising a proximal end, an elongate middle portion, a distal end, and a fold at the proximal end, wherein at the fold a length of the spacer layer is folded onto itself thereby forming two folded layers; a top layer constructed from a liquid impermeable material provided over the spacer layer; a bottom layer constructed from a liquid impermeable material provided below the spacer layer, wherein the top layer and the bottom layer substantially enclose the spacer layer; one or more apertures in the bottom layer beneath the distal end of the spacer layer; a filter positioned below the distal end of the spacer layer adjacent the one or more apertures, wherein the filter is positioned between the distal end of the spacer layer and the bottom layer; and a conduit comprising a proximal end and a distal end, wherein conduit is in fluid communication with the proximal end of the spacer layer, and wherein a length of the conduit at the distal end of the conduit rests between the two folded layers; and a wound dressing comprising; an absorbent layer for absorbing wound exudate from the wound site; and a cover layer overlying the absorbent layer and comprising an opening; wherein the distal end of the bottom layer of the fluidic connector is adhered to the cover layer of the wound dressing with the aperture in the bottom layer being positioned over the opening in the cover layer, and wherein the filter substantially prevents the wound exudate from escaping the wound dressing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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