Patent ID: 7678090
Filing Date: 2010-03-16
Classification: A61M,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A canister adapted for use with a vacuum wound bandage associated with a wound of a patient and a control module to provide a negative pressure through the vacuum wound bandage to treat the wound, the canister comprising a housing having an interior region to collect waste material from the vacuum wound bandage, a latch coupled to the housing and operable to couple the housing to the control module, the latch extending through the interior region of the housing, and a sleeve carried by the housing and positioned within the interior region, wherein a portion of the latch is positioned within the sleeve, wherein the housing has a first vertical wall and a second vertical wall, and the sleeve extends from the first vertical wall to the second vertical wall, and wherein the first vertical wall has a first recessed portion, the second vertical wall has a second recessed portion, and the sleeve has a first end portion coupled to the first recessed portion and a second end portion coupled to the second recessed portion.