Patent ID: 8114126
Filing Date: 2012-02-14
Classification: A61B,A61F,A61M,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A modular, reduced-pressure, wound-closure system for generating a closing force on a surface wound on a patient, the system comprising: a sealed contracting member, the sealed contracting member operable to contract when placed under reduced pressure; a plurality of attachment base members, each attachment base member having a base and a first wall, the first wall having a first end and a second end, the first end of the first wall having a first movable connection member and the second end of the first wall having a second movable connection member, each attachment base member for releasably attaching to a portion of a patient's epidermis and for coupling to the sealed contracting member; a plurality of connecting members, each connecting member having a second wall with a first end and a second end, the first end of the second wall having a third movable connection member and the second end of the second wall having a fourth movable connection member, each connecting member for movably coupling to one of the plurality of attachment base members; a first reduced-pressure interface fluidly coupled to the sealed contracting member, the first reduced-pressure interface operable to deliver reduced pressure to the sealed contracting member; and wherein the plurality of attachment base members and the plurality of connecting members are operable to movably couple to form a circumferential wall defining an interior space and wherein the sealed contracting member is operable to be disposed and coupled within the interior space.