Patent ID: 8585665
Filing Date: 2013-11-19
Classification: A61F,A61M

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for treating wounds, the apparatus comprising: a drain; a flexible sheet for covering a wound bed, the flexible sheet having a dressing aperture therethrough and being adapted to sealingly engage tissue proximate to the wound bed while the drain is located between the flexible sheet and the wound bed; a tube in communication with the drain; and a flow restriction device covering the dressing aperture, the flow restriction device comprising a semi-permeable barrier located between a first layer having a first aperture and a second layer having a second aperture, and wherein at least a portion of the second layer sealingly engages the flexible sheet and the second aperture is in communication with the first aperture, the flow restriction device reducing a flow of vapor and substantially preventing a flow of liquid through the dressing aperture.