Patent ID: 8728044

Claim:
A system for storing fluid removed from a tissue site, the system comprising: a reduced-pressure source operable to supply reduced pressure; a manifold adapted to distribute the reduced pressure; a drape covering the manifold, the drape having an aperture through which liquid from the tissue site is transferred; and a flexible fluid pouch in fluid communication with the aperture and positioned adjacent to the drape, the fluid pouch comprising: a first sheet and a second sheet formed from an impermeable material, a perimeter portion of the first sheet being coupled to a perimeter portion of the second sheet, at least one baffle configured to direct fluid flow, at least one inner portion of the first sheet being adhered to at least one inner portion of the second sheet to form the at least one baffle, and a fluid channel at least partially defined by the at least one baffle, the fluid channel operable to store liquid from the tissue site when the reduced pressure is applied through the fluid channel.