Patent ID: 9622914
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: A61F,A61H,A61M

Claim:
1. A system for treating a tissue site on a patient with reduced pressure, the system comprising: a distribution manifold for disposing proximate to the tissue site; a sealing member for disposing over the distribution manifold, wherein the sealing member comprises at least a portion that is substantially transparent, the sealing member configured to form a sealed space having the distribution manifold therein; a reduced-pressure source associated with the distribution manifold for providing reduced pressure to the distribution manifold; and a leak detection ring having an inner and outer circumference, the inner circumference configured to be disposed outboard of the distribution manifold, the leak detection ring being formed from a detection material configured to develop a color contrast in response to a leak of the sealing member, the detection material being reactive to air and becoming fluorescent when exposed to a diction tool in an activated state and changing fluorescence when exposed to oxygen.