Patent ID: 11969542
Assignee: KCI LICENSING INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A system for treating a tissue site, comprising:
a dressing configured to be positioned in contact with the tissue site;
a reduced-pressure source configured to be in fluid communication with the dressing; and
a canister assembly configured to be in fluid communication between the dressing and the reduced-pressure source, the canister assembly comprising:
a fluid canister having an internal volume configured to receive fluid from the tissue site,
a canister lid configured to provide a sealed enclosure relative to the fluid canister,
a fluid entry port configured to provide fluid communication between the sealed enclosure and the dressing,
a reduced-pressure port including an inlet and an outlet configured to provide fluid communication between the sealed enclosure and the reduced-pressure source,
a fluid blockage device configured to preclude fluid communication through the reduced-pressure port when exposed to a liquid, and
a primary filter configured to be in fluid communication between the sealed enclosure and the reduced-pressure source, wherein the reduced-pressure port comprises an internal diameter and an external diameter, and wherein the fluid blockage device is sized to fit within and to engage the internal diameter of the reduced-pressure port and the primary filter is sized to fit around the external diameter of the reduced-pressure port.