Patent ID: 8323265

Claim:
A negative pressure therapy system for a wound, comprising: a porous pad; a source of reduced pressure; a suction tube comprising a single lumen tube and a multi-lumen tube adapted to fluidly connect the porous pad to the source of reduced pressure and a sensor, the single lumen tube having a first end fluidly connected to the porous pad and a second end, and the multi-lumen tube having a first end and a second end with at least two lumens extending therebetween, including a first lumen fluidly connected to the source of reduced pressure and a second lumen fluidly connected to the sensor at the first end of the multi-lumen tube; and a connector comprising (i) a first part and a second part, each part having a first end separable from and non-interchangeable with the first end of the other part, the first part having a second end fluidly connected to the second end of the single lumen tube and the second part having a second end fluidly connected to the first and second lumens at the second end of the multi-lumen tube; and (ii) means for sealing the first end of the first part and the first end of the second part when separably connected whereby the single lumen tube is in fluid communication with the at least two lumens of the multi-lumen tube.