Canister, Suction Device and System For Vacuum Treatment Securing a Fixed Treatment Pressure

• US 20090326488A1
• Filed: 07/20/2007
• Published: 12/31/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 07/24/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Coloplast A/S
• Original Assignee: Coloplast A/S
• Inventors: Sorensen, Nicolai, Budig, Klaus
• Application Number:
  US12/309,596
• Publication Number:
  US 20090326488A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 604/319
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/60 Containers for suction drainage, adapted to be used with an external suction source containers not adapted for subjection to vacuum A61M1/69
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/74 Suction control underwater drainage A61M1/61
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/784 by filtering, sterilising or disinfecting the exhaust air, e.g. swellable filter valves
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/96 Suction control thereof
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/966 having a pressure sensor on or near the dressing
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/98 Containers specifically adapted for negative pressure wound therapy
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3344 Measuring or controlling pressure at the body treatment site

Abstract

A canister, suction device and system for collection of effluents, in particular exudates, from a wound during vacuum treatment comprises a pump head (112) and a regulator (120) regulating the pressure in the wound (102) to secure a fixed treatment pressure. The regulator (120) may regulate the pressure by sensing the pressure in the wound and in response thereto control operation of the pump head. The regulator (120) may be permanently integrated in a housing of the canister (114) in a non-removable and/or non-accessible manner to exclude the possibility of setting adjusting the fixed treatment pressure. Air may be allowed into the wound if the pressure at the wound (102) is determined to be less than a threshold pressure.

Claims

1. A canister for collection of effluents, in particular exudates, from a wound during vacuum treatment, said canister comprising

an outlet to the surroundings,

a wound inlet,

a pump head having a pump inlet and a pump outlet, and

a regulator regulating the pressure in the wound, the regulator securing a fixed treatment pressure.

2. A canister according to claim 1, wherein the regulator is non-detachably integrated within a housing of the canister.

3. A canister according to claim 1, the regulator further comprising a regulator element and wherein the fixed treatment pressure can be chosen among a number of treatment pressures in the regulator and wherein the chosen treatment pressure is secured by the regulator element thereby securing the fixed treatment pressure to be the chosen treatment pressure.

4. A canister according to claim 1, wherein the regulator regulates the pressure by sensing the pressure in the wound and in response hereto regulates the operation speed of suction of the pump head.

5. A canister according to claim 1, wherein the regulator is arranged to allow air into the wound if the pressure at the wound is less than the fixed treatment pressure, so as to increase the pressure in the wound.

6. A canister according to claim 5, wherein the regulator further comprises a regulator spring and a regulator outlet, such that if in use the pressure at the wound is less than the fixed treatment pressure, air is allowed through the regulator outlet and into the wound.

7. A canister according to claim 5, wherein the regulator is arranged to draw gas from the canister into the wound.

8. A canister according to claim 5, wherein the regulator is arranged to draw ambient air into the wound.

9. A canister according to claim 5, wherein the regulator further comprises a filter element thereby securing that only non-contaminated gas is let into the wound.

10. A canister according to claim 1, wherein the wound inlet and the pump inlet are connected such that the pressure in the canister is approximately the same as the pressure in the surroundings.

11. A canister according to claim 1, wherein the wound inlet is connected to a part of the shell of the canister such that in use the pressure inside the canister is less than the pressure at the surroundings, and that the pump inlet is in contact with the inside of canister, such that in use canister fluid is sucked into the pump head via the pump inlet and wound fluid is sucked from the wound out through the wound inlet to the inside of the canister thus mixing the wound fluid into the canister fluid.

20. A suction device for removal of effluents, in particular exudates, from a wound during vacuum treatment, the suction device comprising a canister with a wound inlet, a pump head having a pump inlet and a pump outlet a drive unit operating the pump head an outlet to the surroundings, a regulator regulating the pressure at the wound, the regulator securing a fixed treatment pressure, and wherein the canister is one according to claim 1.

12. A suction device for removal of effluents, in particular exudates, from a wound during vacuum treatment, the suction device comprising

a canister with a wound inlet,

a pump head having a pump inlet and a pump outlet

a drive unit operating the pump head,

an outlet to the surroundings, and

a regulator regulating the pressure at the wound, the regulator securing a fixed treatment pressure.

13. A suction device according to claim 12, the regulator further comprising a regulator element and wherein the fixed treatment pressure can be chosen among a number of treatment pressures in the regulator and that the chosen treatment pressure is secured by the regulator element thereby securing the fixed treatment pressure to be the chosen treatment pressure.

14. A suction device according to claim 12, wherein the regulator regulates the pressure by sensing the pressure in the wound and in response hereto regulates the operation speed of suction of the pump head.

15. A suction device according to claim 12, wherein the regulator is arranged to allow air into the wound if the pressure at the wound is less than the fixed treatment pressure, so as to increase the pressure in the wound.

16. A suction device according to claim 15, wherein the regulator further comprises a regulator spring and a regulator outlet, such that if in use the pressure in the wound is less than the fixed treatment pressure, air is allowed through the regulator outlet and into the wound.

17. A suction device according to claim 15, wherein the regulator is arranged to draw gas from the canister into the wound.

18. A suction device according to claim 15, wherein the regulator is arranged to draw ambient air into the wound.

19. A suction device according to claim 15, wherein the regulator comprises a filter element thereby securing that non-contaminated gas is let into the wound.

21. A system for vacuum treatment of a wound, the system comprising

a suction device according to claim 12,

a wound cover, and

a conduit part connecting the wound cover and the wound inlet.

22. A system according to claim 21, wherein the conduit part comprises a first conduit and a second conduit.

23. A system according to claim 22, wherein the first conduit is used for suction of fluid from the wound.

24. A system according to claim 22, wherein the second conduit is used for regulating the pressure in the wound.

25. A system according to claim 21, further comprising a suction head at least partly placed under the wound cover.

26. A system according to claim 25, wherein the suction head is connected to the conduit part.

27. A system according to claim 21, wherein the conduit part comprises a suction head at least partly placed under the wound cover, a first conduit and a second conduit, the first conduit being connected with the suction head.