Patent ID: 8334423
Filing Date: 2012-12-18
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A dressing for protecting a wound and managing exudate released from the wound, the wound having a margin and being surrounded by a periwound region, the dressing comprising: a support cushion configured to surround the wound and the periwound region; a wicking strip configured to be positioned immediately adjacent the margin of the wound in the periwound region between the support cushion and the margin of the wound and independently of the support cushion such that the wicking strip wicks the exudate from the margin of the wound and substantially inhibits contact between the exudate and the periwound region; and a reservoir configured to be suspended over and in engagement with the wicking strip so that the wicking strip transfers exudate from the wound to the reservoir; and a cover configured to be positioned over the reservoir.