US 12,186,163 B2
Reduced pressure apparatus and methods
Ben Alan Askem, Leeds (GB); Sarah Jenny Collinson, Hull (GB); John Cowan-Hughes, Bristol (GB); Christopher John Fryer, York (GB); Tom Moy, Norwish (GB); Paul Mullen, Bristol (GB); Derek Nicolini, Hull (GB); Neil Pryor, Bristol (GB); Philip Walsh, Bristol (GB); and Ian Binder, Bristol (GB)
Assigned to Smith & Nephew PLC, Watford (GB)
Filed by Smith & Nephew PLC, Watford (GB)
Filed on Sep. 27, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/486,071.
Application 17/486,071 is a continuation of application No. 16/047,786, filed on Jul. 27, 2018, granted, now 11,129,931.
Application 16/047,786 is a continuation of application No. 14/385,136, granted, now 10,046,096, issued on Aug. 14, 2018, previously published as PCT/IB2013/000847, filed on Mar. 12, 2013.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/609,905, filed on Mar. 12, 2012.
Prior Publication US 2022/0080105 A1, Mar. 17, 2022
Int. Cl. A61F 13/0246 (2024.01); A61F 13/00 (2024.01); A61F 13/01 (2024.01); A61F 13/05 (2024.01); A61M 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 13/0246 (2013.01) [A61F 13/01042 (2024.01); A61F 13/05 (2024.01); A61M 1/732 (2021.05); A61M 1/915 (2021.05); A61M 1/962 (2021.05); A61M 1/964 (2021.05); A61F 2013/00536 (2013.01); A61M 1/966 (2021.05); A61M 1/982 (2021.05); A61M 1/985 (2021.05); A61M 2205/0216 (2013.01); A61M 2205/42 (2013.01); A61M 2205/80 (2013.01); A61M 2205/82 (2013.01); A61M 2205/8206 (2013.01); A61M 2205/8293 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wound dressing apparatus for reduced pressure wound therapy, comprising:
a dressing comprising a backing layer with a first wound facing side and an opposite second side, wherein the dressing comprises one or more absorbent layers below the first wound facing side of the backing layer;
a pump assembly; and
a power source;
wherein the pump assembly and the power source are supported by the dressing such that the pump assembly and power source are integral with the dressing; and
a user interface positioned on the dressing so as to be visible and accessible from the second side of the backing layer, the user interface comprising an operation button and indicator lights, wherein the user interface overlaps a portion of the one or more absorbent layers;
wherein the user interface is configured to be repositionable to and operate at a location remote from the dressing when the pump assembly is in use.