Patent ID: 11872110
Assignee: SMITH & NEPHEW PLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 10:
11. A wound closure device, comprising:
a single-crescent-shaped clamping structure comprising:
a concave side;
a convex side; and
a plurality of cells provided along a horizontal plane parallel to a length of the clamping structure and to a width of the clamping structure, each cell of the plurality of cells comprising an opening extending through the cell in a direction perpendicular to the horizontal plane,

wherein the clamping structure is configured to conform to an amputation wound;
wherein the concave side and the convex side are configured to increase curvature when negative pressure is applied to the clamping structure, the clamping structure configured to apply a closing force to the amputation wound when negative pressure is applied to the clamping structure; and
wherein the clamping structure is configured to collapse to a greater extent in the horizontal plane than in a vertical plane perpendicular to the horizontal plane.