US 11,890,407 B2
Negative pressure wound therapy canister connection system
Walter Cleveland Cowart, Blaine, TN (US); Scott Douglas Barnes, Knoxville, TN (US); Vincent Denis Jardret, Powell, TN (US); Jonathan Matthew Cayce, Knoxville, TN (US); Dhanvin Sunil Desai, Knoxville, TN (US); Joe Lowell Smith, Powell, TN (US); and Breanna Julia Rhyne, Powell, TN (US)
Assigned to DeRoyal Industries, Inc., Powell, TN (US)
Filed by DeRoyal Industries, Inc., Powell, TN (US)
Filed on Mar. 5, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/193,996.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/985,502, filed on Mar. 5, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0275732 A1, Sep. 9, 2021
Int. Cl. A61M 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 1/86 (2021.05) [A61M 1/962 (2021.05); A61M 1/98 (2021.05); A61M 1/64 (2021.05)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A canister connection system for a negative pressure wound therapy system, the canister connection system including:
an attachment fixture for removably connecting to a pump connection wall of a pump unit, the pump connection wall having a first side, a second side, and at least a pump inlet port disposed between the first side and the second side, the attachment fixture including:
a first end configured to be disposed adjacent the first side of the pump connection wall,
a second end configured to be disposed adjacent the second side of the pump connection wall,
a first canister engaging mechanism disposed adjacent the first end of the attachment fixture, and
a second canister engaging mechanism disposed adjacent the second end of the attachment fixture;
a canister including:
a canister connection wall having a first side, a second side, and at least a first aperture positioned and configured to be fluidly coupled to the pump inlet port when the canister is connected to the pump unit,
a first pump engaging mechanism disposed adjacent the first side of the canister connection wall for removably engaging the first canister engaging mechanism of the attachment fixture, and
a second pump engaging mechanism disposed adjacent the second side of the canister connection wall for removably engaging the second canister engaging mechanism of the attachment fixture.