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Patent US8080702 - Wound cleansing apparatus in-situ - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsAn apparatus for cleansing wounds, in which wound exudate is removed from a wound bed and selectively cleansed and returned to the wound. The cleansing means removes materials deleterious to wound healing, and the cleansed fluid, still containing materials that are beneficial in promoting wound healing,...http://www.google.com/patents/US8080702?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8080702 - Wound cleansing apparatus in-situAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8080702 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/848,817Publication dateDec 20, 2011Priority dateOct 28, 2003Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2540878A1, CA2540878C, CA2739605A1, CA2739605C, CA2821842A1, CN1874806A, CN1874806B, EP1684826A1, EP1684826B1, EP1684826B9, EP2298381A1, EP2298381B1, EP2311509A1, US7964766, US8569566, US20070167926, US20100298793, US20110054423, US20110087179, US20120041399, US20120053538, US20120109084, US20150165101, WO2005051461A1Publication number12848817, 848817, US 8080702 B2, US 8080702B2, US-B2-8080702, US8080702 B2, US8080702B2InventorsPatrick Lewis Blott, Bryan Greener, Edward Yerbury Hartwell, Derek Nicolini, Tina Michelle Walker, Julian Lee-WebbOriginal AssigneeSmith & Nephew PlcExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (212), Non-Patent Citations (62), Referenced by (21), Classifications (32), Legal Events (1) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetWound cleansing apparatus in-situ
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