US 12,201,764 B2
Fluid collection
Edward Yerbury Hartwell, Hull (GB); Jonathan Chappel, York (GB); and Neill Philip Bannister, Holme on Spanding Moor (GB)
Assigned to Smith & Nephew PLC, Watford (GB)
Filed by Smith & Nephew PLC, Watford (GB)
Filed on Oct. 8, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/497,657.
Application 17/497,657 is a continuation of application No. 16/118,198, filed on Aug. 30, 2018, granted, now 11,141,520.
Application 16/118,198 is a continuation of application No. 14/948,117, filed on Nov. 20, 2015, granted, now 10,071,190, issued on Sep. 11, 2018.
Application 14/948,117 is a continuation of application No. 12/918,202, granted, now 9,205,183, issued on Dec. 8, 2015, previously published as PCT/GB2009/050200, filed on Feb. 27, 2009.
Claims priority of application No. 0803564 (GB), filed on Feb. 27, 2008.
Prior Publication US 2022/0133977 A1, May 5, 2022
Int. Cl. A61M 27/00 (2006.01); A61M 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 1/71 (2021.05) [A61M 1/60 (2021.05); A61M 1/604 (2021.05); A61M 1/64 (2021.05); A61M 1/69 (2021.05); A61M 1/88 (2021.05); A61M 1/884 (2021.05); A61M 1/98 (2021.05); A61M 2205/75 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fluid collection system for use with negative pressure wound therapy for collecting fluid from a wound site, the system comprising:
a canister comprising an inlet, an outlet, and a container, wherein the canister comprise a top portion and a bottom portion and a length extending from the top portion to the bottom portion, the inlet and outlet at the top portion of the canister, the inlet adapted to be in fluid communication with a wound dressing at the wound site, the outlet adapted to be in fluid communication with a negative pressure source, and the container configured to be expandable and in fluid communication with the inlet and the outlet;
a wicking material disposed within the container; and
a plurality of sheets of absorptive material disposed within the container, wherein the plurality of sheets of absorptive material extend from the top portion to the bottom portion of the canister;
wherein the wicking material is configured to transport fluid to the plurality of sheets of absorptive material.