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7615036 Device and method for wound therapy  
A wound therapy device is disclosed. The wound therapy device may include a housing for covering at least a portion of a wound and for sealing to a body surface of a patient. The housing may also...
7608066 Wound irrigation device pressure monitoring and control system  
An apparatus includes a pressure housing configured to be coupled to a vacuum source and a diaphragm sealingly coupled to the pressure housing. The diaphragm is configured to move in response to...
7578814 Drainage catheter with lockable hub  
A reversible lockable drainage catheter for use in draining excess bodily fluid in a tissue having a catheter tube with a proximal end and a distal end, and a lockable hub positioned about the...
7569742 Self contained wound dressing with micropump  
A composite wound dressing apparatus promotes healing of a wound via the use of a micropump system housed within or above a wound dressing member. The micropump system includes a miniature pump...
7553306 Negative pressure therapy using wall suction  
Apparatus for applying negative pressure therapy to a wound site, which comprises an open celled foam pad for application to the wound, a suction tube connecting the foam pad to a collection...
7534240 Negative pressure wound therapy system with provision for introduction of an agent  
A method and apparatus for the introduction to a wound under negative pressure therapy of a wound healing agent, generally comprises a foam pad ( 11 ) for insertion substantially into a wound site...
7524315 Apparatus for aspirating, irrigating and cleansing wounds  
An apparatus for cleansing wounds in which irrigant fluid from a reservoir ( 12 ) connected to a conformable wound dressing ( 3 ) and wound exudate from the dressing are recirculated by a device (...
7520866 Device and method for treatment of wounds with nitric oxide  
Topical exposure of nitric oxide gas to wounds such as chronic non-healing wounds may be beneficial in promoting healing of the wound and in preparing the wound bed for further treatment and...
7520872 Closed wound drainage system  
A portable closed wound drainage system that uses a pouch shaped dressing which is inserted into a wound. At least a portion of the outer surface of the pouch 1 is porous to allow exudates to...
7503910 Suctioning system, method and kit  
A suction head in fluid communication with a pump head provides a sub-ambient working pressure to a medical site, enabling drainage thereof to a waste container and/or enhancing healing at the...
7468058 Suction fluid collector for medical applications  
A suction fluid collector includes a transparent reservoir made of a resilient material with an upper opening positioned on one side of a flexible suction bag with at least one transparent side. A...
7419483 Surgical drain with positioning and protective features  
The present invention is directed to devices and methods of using a surgical drain, and more particularly to a surgical drain having at least one sensor for monitoring and/or recording the...
7384417 Air-powered tissue-aspiration instrument system employing curved bipolar-type electro-cauterizing dual cannula assembly  
An air-powered tissue-aspiration instrument system, comprising an air-powered instrument having a hand-supportable housing supporting a curved dual cannula assembly having a curved hollow outer...
7381206 Power-assisted tissue-aspiration instrument system employing an electronically-controlled air-flow valve assembly within an external instrument controller  
A method and apparatus is disclosed for mechanically-assisted liposuction treatment. The apparatus includes a hand-holdable housing, an electro-cauterizing dual cannula assembly, and a...
7338482 External catheter access to vacuum bandage  
A bandage is provided for use with a wound having a wound surface. The bandage is connectable to a vacuum source and may include a flexible cover positioned over the wound and a collar coupled to...
7195624 Vented vacuum bandage with irrigation for wound healing and method  
A ventilated bandage system is provided for use with a wound. The system includes a bandage positioned adjacent the wound to create a sealed environment around the wound. A vacuum source of the...
7182758 Apparatus and method for drainage  
An apparatus for drainage of a wound or surgical site of a human or animal fits anatomically, passes from inside the wound or surgical site percutaneously or covering an open wound surface and...
7128735 Reduced pressure wound treatment appliance  
A wound treatment appliance is provided for treating a wound, which appliance comprises a semi-rigid or rigid wound covering device and a vacuum system to provide a supply of reduced pressure to...
7122018 Device and method for treatment of wounds with nitric oxide  
Topical exposure of nitric oxide gas to wounds such as chronic non-healing wounds may be beneficial in promoting healing and preparing the wound bed for further treatment and recovery. Nitric oxide...
7048976 Cooling article involving evaporation of water from a polymer absorbent  
The invention relates to a cooling article comprising a polymer absorbent enclosed within a bag delimited by a collapsible envelope having non-watertight walls, wherein said polymer absorbent is...
7022113 Control of vacuum level rate of change  
A wound treatment apparatus has a vacuum bandage covering a wound of a patient, a vacuum source coupled to the vacuum bandage, and a controller that operates the vacuum source to apply negative...
6979324 Closed wound drainage system  
A portable closed wound drainage system that uses a pouch shaped dressing which is inserted into a wound. At least a portion of the outer surface of the pouch is porous to allow exudates to enter....
6951553 Tissue closure treatment system and method with externally-applied patient interface  
A tissue closure treatment system and method are provided with an external patient interface. A first fluid transfer component FTC. 1 comprises a strip of porous material, such as rayon, with...
6936037 Tissue closure treatment system, patient interface and method  
A tissue closure treatment system and method are provided with an external patient interface. A first fluid transfer component FTC. 1 comprises a strip of porous material, such as rayon, with...
6887228 Treatment of wound or joint for relief of pain and promotion of healing  
Apparatus and method for treating a body joint wound subsequent to surgical intervention. An infusion tube is insertable into the wound for transporting a prepared solution to the joint. A second...
6878142 System for aspirating and irrigating tract wounds  
An improved suction and irrigation system for debriding a tract wound includes a suction and irrigation handpiece and a dual lumen suction and irrigation tip that is removably connectible to the...
6767334 Method and apparatus for wound treatment  
A wound treatment device comprises a polyurethane or polyether foam pad, adapted for insertion substantially within a wound cavity; a pump for supplying fluid flow to the wound site; and a...
6740074 Liquid venting surgical cassette  
A surgical system having a cassette with an aspirant collection chamber and an aspiration vent line that draws fluid from the aspirant collection chamber. The pressure within the collection chamber...
6626891 Drainage system to be used with an open wound, an element which is used thereby for placing a drainage tube or hose, and a method of using said drainage system  
The invention relates to a drainage system to be used with an open wound, which system consists of a block of a porous, moisture absorbing material, which is connected to a tube or hose, which is...
6428498 Suction catheter for rapidly debriding abscesses  
A medical device 10 particularly adapted for debriding an abscess, phlegmon, or hematoma in a human or veterinary patient, for removing debrided and other materials from the abscess and for...
6340354 Automated compulsory blood extraction system  
A method and apparatus for the treatment of thrombosis, venous insufficiency, and the like, and in particular to an Automated Compulsory Blood Extraction System (ACBES) configured to provide an...
6261283 Liquid venting surgical system and cassette  
A surgical system having a cassette with an aspirant collection chamber and an aspiration vent line that draws fluid from the aspirant collection chamber. The pressure within the collection chamber...
6174306 Device for vacuum-sealing an injury  
Described is a device for vacuum-sealing an injury (10), the injury being covered over by a film (14) to form an airtight seal. A drainage tube (18) laid under the film (14) is connected to a...
5360414 Tube for draining body cavities, viscera and wounds  
A suction tube for removing fluid from a body cavity, viscus or wound. The tube has an elongate tubular section (22) with an exterior surface and an interior surface defining an internal...
5282788 Method and device for obtaining continued transdermal access  
An assembly for use in drainage of an abscess comprises an outer tubular member provided in a distal end portion with a plurality of longitudinal slits. The distal end portion of the tubular member...
5232440 Method and device for draining abscess  
An assembly for use in drainage of an abscess comprises an outer tubular member provided in a distal end portion with a plurality of longitudinal slits. The distal end portion of the tubular member...
5116310 Multiple lumen wound drain with bypass openings  
A silicone catheter wound drain with parallel lumens or passageways formed inside to convey fluid from a wound. The drain has both holes and slots on the outside surface to admit fluid to the...
5061256 Inflow cannula for intravascular blood pumps  
An inflow cannula for intraortic blood pumps has a curved, spring-loaded body for blind retrograde insertion through the aortic arch, and a soft, beveled foldable but resilient tip which properly...
4988340 Tubular drainage device  
Drainage device for dental or medical or veterinary purposes. The preferred device, for dental purposes, comprises an elongated tube and a flange near one end (the drainage end) thereof. The flange...
4792328 Method and appparatus for aspirating secreted fluids from a wound  
A method and apparatus for aspirating secreted fluids from a wound is disclosed which involves the placement of a drain into a wound via the tissue adjacent the wound. After the wound is closed, a...
4661093 Method for aspirating secreted fluids from a wound  
A method and apparatus for aspirating secreted fluids from a wound is disclosed which involves the placement of a drain into a wound via the tissue adjacent the wound. After the wound is closed, a...
4642093 Aspirator for withdrawal of secretions from wounds  
An aspirator for withdrawal of secretions from wounds has an evacuated vessel wherein the subatmospheric pressure prior to admission of secretions into its interior is maintained at a level of...
4398910 Wound drain catheter  
The wound drain catheter of the present invention is comprised of a drain portion connected to an outflow tube portion. The drain portion comprises a central core with plural T-shaped members...
3384089 Surgical wound drain having an inner collapsible tube preventing reverse flow into the wound  
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