Patent ID: 11896462
Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A conformable dressing for treating a tissue site, comprising:
a plurality of discrete manifold members, each discrete manifold member including a first surface and a second surface, the first surface separated from the second surface by a thickness and a perimeter wall extending along or around the thickness;
a carrier including a first side configured to be positioned facing the tissue site and a second side positioned opposite the first side, the carrier expandable between a relaxed state and an expanded state; and
an attachment device comprising a plurality of separate adhesive points configured to separately couple the first surface of each of the plurality of discrete manifold members to the second side of the carrier such that a distance between each of the plurality of discrete manifold members and a distance between each of the plurality of adhesive points increases in the expanded state;
wherein the plurality of discrete manifold members comprises detached blocks of porous material.