Flexible reduced pressure treatment appliance

Surgery – Means for introducing or removing material from body for... – Treating material applied to or removed from external...

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C604S314000, C604S316000, C604S305000, C604S540000, C604S541000, C604S542000, C604S543000, C604S544000, C602S013000, C602S053000, C602S075000, C602S079000, C128S888000

Reexamination Certificate

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08062272

ABSTRACT:
A wound treatment appliance is provided for treating all or a portion of a wound. The appliance generally comprises a flexible overlay that covers all or a portion of the wound for purposes of applying a reduced pressure to the covered portion of the wound. The wound treatment appliance may also include a vacuum (including a suction bulb) system to supply reduced pressure to the wound in the area under the flexible overlay. In yet other embodiments, the wound treatment appliance may also include a suction drain, wound packing material to prevent overgrowth of the wound or to encourage growth of the wound tissue into the wound packing material, a collection chamber to collect and store exudate from the wound, or combinations thereof. Finally, methods are provided for using various embodiments of the wound treatment appliance.

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