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Reduced pressure therapy of the sacral region

US8361043B2 · kind B2 · utility

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114References

25Claims

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Assignee

Spiracur Inc. · US

Inventors

Dean Hu · San Leandro, US
Kenton Fong · Mountain View, US
Moshe Pinto · Mountain View, US
Kenneth Wu · San Francisco, US
Evan Anderson · San Francisco, US
Anthony Coxum · San Jose, US
Brendan M. Donohoe · Fairfax, US
Philip Hui · Foster City, US
Craig McGreevy · Village of La Jolla, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 7, 2010
Grant date	Jan 29, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 17, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61M2210/1067
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Reduced pressure wound therapy is performed on a sacral region of a patient using an adhesive dressing comprising a flexible planar layer and a non-planar fold-sealing region configured to seal to the intergluteal cleft of a patient. The fold-sealing region is located on an outer edge of the adhesive dressing and comprises a tapered configuration.

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