US 12,004,925 B2
Apparatuses and methods for wound therapy
Edward Yerbury Hartwell, Hull (GB)
Assigned to Smith & Nephew PLC, Watford (GB)
Filed by Smith & Nephew PLC, Watford (GB)
Filed on Sep. 20, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/479,813.
Application 17/479,813 is a continuation of application No. 16/290,683, filed on Mar. 1, 2019, granted, now 11,123,474.
Application 16/290,683 is a continuation of application No. 14/905,266, granted, now 10,220,125, issued on Mar. 5, 2019, previously published as PCT/GB2014/052155, filed on Jul. 15, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/929,871, filed on Jan. 21, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/847,019, filed on Jul. 16, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2022/0072215 A1, Mar. 10, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61F 13/01 (2024.01); A61F 13/00 (2006.01); A61F 13/05 (2024.01); A61M 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 13/01021 (2024.01) [A61F 13/05 (2024.01); A61M 1/915 (2021.05); A61M 1/916 (2021.05); A61F 2013/00357 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of treating a wound, comprising:
providing a unitary body consisting of a single porous material, the body comprising frangible regions defining a plurality of portions;
removing portions of the porous body such that the body is a desirable shape to fit within a wound;
removing portions of the body to create a recess configured to receive a secondary wound filler, the recess comprising a bottom surface and a wall portion; and
placing the secondary wound filler within the recess.