Patent ID: 8795244

Claim:
A dressing assembly for use with a reduced-pressure treatment system, the dressing assembly comprising: a breathable, fluid restricted dry layer for placement against a wound on a patient and having a first surface and a second, inward-facing surface; a super-absorbent layer having a first surface and second, inward-facing surface, the second, inward-facing surface of the super-absorbent layer disposed adjacent to the first surface of the breathable dry layer, the super-absorbent layer being configured to become more rigid with the addition of fluid; a non-breathable layer having a first surface and a second, inward-facing surface, the second, inward-facing surface of the non-breathable layer disposed adjacent to the first surface of the super-absorbent layer; a drape extending over the first surface of the non-breathable layer; and a reduced-pressure interface fluidly coupled to the super-absorbent layer and operable to receive reduced pressure.