Surgery – Means for introducing or removing material from body for... – Treating material applied to or removed from external...
Reexamination Certificate
2003-09-16
2010-10-19
Hand, Melanie J (Department: 3761)
Surgery
Means for introducing or removing material from body for...
Treating material applied to or removed from external...
C604S304000, C604S305000, C602S041000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07815616
ABSTRACT:
A medical device is provided that encloses a wound and promotes wound drainage by suction. The device includes an enclosure to be placed over a wound, adhesively connected to the skin around the wound by a flange. Gauze type packing cylinders can be placed in the wound, and suction is provided either by a bulb type pump, or by a pair of regulators. When regulators are used, one alternates the suction that it provides, and the other is continuous, such that the level of suction is periodically varied. The suction facilitates the transfer of liquid from the wound to the packing cylinders and from the packing out of the enclosure. A leak detector is optionally provided.
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Boehringer John R.
Karpowicz John
Radl Christopher L.
Boehringer Technologies, L.P.
Caesar Rivise Bernstein Cohen & Pokotilow Ltd.
Hand Melanie J
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