Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Collapsible structure for wound closure and method of use
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Application No.: US16622809Application Date: 2018-06-11
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Publication No.: US11583623B2Publication Date: 2023-02-21
- Inventor: Allan Kenneth Frazer Grugeon Hunt
- Applicant: Smith & Nephew PLC
- Applicant Address: GB Watford
- Assignee: Smith & Nephew PLC
- Current Assignee: Smith & Nephew PLC
- Current Assignee Address: GB Watford
- Agency: Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP
- International Application: PCT/EP2018/065399 WO 20180611
- International Announcement: WO2018/229011 WO 20181220
- Main IPC: A61M1/00
- IPC: A61M1/00 ; A61F13/00
Abstract:
In some embodiments, a negative pressure wound closure system and methods for using such a system are described. Certain disclosed embodiments facilitate closure of the wound by preferentially contracting to exert force on the tissue. Some embodiments may utilize a collapsible structure with a plurality of cells.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210146022A1 COLLAPSIBLE STRUCTURE FOR WOUND CLOSURE AND METHOD OF USE Public/Granted day:2021-05-20
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