Patent ID: 7763000
Filing Date: 2010-07-27
Classification: A61M,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A control unit comprising: an alarm; a vacuum source configured to be coupled to a wound bandage such that the vacuum source is actuatable to communicate negative pressure to the wound bandage; a user interface including a display and a plurality of off-screen user-input controls; and a controller coupled to the alarm, the user interface, and the vacuum source; where the controller is programmed for: displaying an alarm log screen on the display, the alarm log screen including: information associated with prior activations of the alarm; first text identifying a first operation performed by an off-screen user-input control when the alarm log screen is displayed; and a first graphical representation associated with the first operation; displaying a second screen on the display, the second screen including: second text identifying a second operation performed by an off-screen user-input control when the second screen is displayed, where the second operation includes preventing for a predetermined amount of time negative pressure from being communicated from the vacuum source to a wound bandage; and a second graphical representation associated with the second operation; and displaying, responsive to actuation of the user-input control to perform the second operation, a pause screen on the display, the pause screen including: third text displaying a predetermined amount of time remaining during which negative pressure is prevented from being communicated from the vacuum source to a wound bandage.