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1. A canister for a mobile negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) device associated with a user, the canister adapted to be in fluid communication with a wound site and capable of receiving fluids from the wound site, wherein the canister comprises: —an inner wall partially defining an inner volume of the canister, the inner wall having an inner surface, —an inlet port fluidly coupled to the inner volume of the canister at a first position, —an outlet port fluidly coupled to the inner volume of the canister at a second position, the second position being arranged at a preset distance from the first position, —a filter member arranged in a vicinity of the outlet port, and —a liquid absorbent material arranged inside a portion of the inner volume of the canister, the liquid absorbent material adapted to collect a liquid from the wound site, wherein: —the canister further comprises a bypass member adapted to at least partly allow passage of air from the inlet port to the filter member, wherein the bypass member has a length and defines a channel formed as a recess in the inner surface of the inner wall, wherein the channel is in fluid communication with the liquid absorbent material along the entire length of the bypass member, wherein the inner wall comprises a peripheral sidewall portion and a bottom wall portion, wherein the bypass member extends along the peripheral sidewall portion and the bottom wall portion.
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