Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Negative pressure wound therapy apparatus for post breast surgery wounds
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Application No.: US16081398Application Date: 2017-02-24
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Publication No.: US11771820B2Publication Date: 2023-10-03
- Inventor: Ben Alan Askem , John Philip Gowans , Stephanie Jane Noble
- 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/EP2017/054369 2017.02.24
- International Announcement: WO2017/148824A 2017.09.08
- Date entered country: 2018-08-30
- Main IPC: A61F13/14
- IPC: A61F13/14 ; A61M1/00

Abstract:
Disclosed embodiments relate to apparatuses and methods for wound treatment. In certain embodiments, a negative pressure wound therapy apparatus includes one or more wound dressings configured to be used to treat surgical wounds including post-breast surgery wounds. In some embodiments, a single negative pressure source can be used with one or more wound dressing to treat one or more wounds.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190290499A1 NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY APPARATUS FOR POST BREAST SURGERY WOUNDS Public/Granted day:2019-09-26
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