US Patent No: 7,964,766

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Wound cleansing apparatus in-situ

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ALSO PUBLISHED AS: 7829756, 20070167926
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Abstract

An apparatus for cleansing wounds, in which wound exudate is removed from a wound bed and selectively cleansed and returned to the wound. The cleansing means removes materials deleterious to wound healing, and the cleansed fluid, still containing materials that are beneficial in promoting wound healing, is returned to the wound bed. The associated wound dressing and cleansing means are conformable to the wound, and may have irrigant fluid circulated from a reservoir by a device for moving fluid through a flow path which passes through the dressing and a means for fluid cleansing and back to the dressing.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
SMITH & NEPHEW PLCLONDON87

International Classification(s)

Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Blott, Patrick Lewis York, GB 39 269
Greener, Bryan Elvington York, GB 52 234
Hartwell, Edward Yerbury East Rding of Yorkshire, GB 58 298
Lee-Webb, Julian Copmanthorpe, GB 39 224
Michelle, Tina - 1 10
Nicolini, Derek South Cave, GB 46 241

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Patent Citation Ranking

Forward Cites

Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
SMITH & NEPHEW PLC (7)
8,348,910 Apparatus for cleansing wounds with means for supply of thermal energy to the therapy fluid 0 2005
8,162,909 Negative pressure wound treatment 0 2006
8,398,614 Apparatus for aspirating, irrigating and cleansing wounds 0 2009
8,128,615 Wound cleansing apparatus with scaffold 2 2010
8,080,702 Wound cleansing apparatus in-situ 3 2010
D679820 Medical dressing 0 2011
D679819 Medical dressing 0 2011
 
BLUESKY MEDICAL GROUP INCORPORATED (3)
8,303,552 Reduced pressure wound treatment system 0 2010
8,282,611 Reduced pressure wound treatment system 0 2010
8,118,794 Reduced pressure treatment system 2 2010

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