Patent ID: 11925746
Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 7:
8. A negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) system comprising:
an instillation system configured to provide instillation fluid to a wound site, wherein the wound site comprises a wound and a wound dressing;
a controller configured to:
provide a first quantity of instillation fluid for a first instillation cycle;
determine a second quantity of instillation fluid for a second instillation cycle based on the first quantity and a reduction factor, wherein the second quantity of instillation fluid is less than the first quantity of instillation fluid; and
adjust an operation of the instillation system to provide the second quantity of instillation fluid to the wound site,

wherein the reduction factor is determined based on an amount of compression of the wound dressing over a time period.