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Wound packing device and methods

US9155671B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

Surmodics, Inc. · US

Inventors

Shawn Fuller · Minneapolis, US
Bryan A. Claseman · Buffalo, US
Joram Slager · St. Louis Park, US
Jeffrey J. Missling · Eden Prairie, US
Gary Maharaj · Eden Prairie, US
Gary Opperman · St. Louis Park, US
Nathan A. Lockwood · Minneapolis, US
Robert W. Hergenrother · Eden Prairie, US
Charles Olson · Eden Prairie, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 16, 2013
Grant date	Oct 13, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 16, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61L2300/208
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Embodiments of the invention include wound packing devices and methods of making and using the same. In an embodiment, the invention includes a wound packing device including a plurality of spacing elements capable of absorbing exudate, wherein the surface of the spacing elements resist colonization by microorganisms. The wound packing device can also include a connector connecting the plurality of spacing elements to one another. Other embodiments are also included herein.

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