Patent ID: 7708724

Claim:
An appliance for administering reduced pressure treatment to a wound on a body, the appliance comprising: a cover comprising: a top cup member, wherein the top cup member comprises a lid member, a cup body member, and lid attachment means configured to removably attach the lid member to the cup body member; an interface member, wherein the interface member comprises flow control means configured to permit exudate from the wound to flow from the wound into the top cup member, but not in the opposite direction; and interface attachment means configured to removably attach the top cup member to the interface member; wherein the cover is sized to be placed over and enclose the wound and adapted to maintain reduced pressure in the volume under the cover at the site of the wound; a seal configured to directly seal the interface member to the body so that reduced pressure may be maintained in the volume under the cover at the site of the wound, the seal being maintainable when the top cup member is removed from the interface member; and a reduced pressure supply means configured to provide a supply of reduced pressure from a reduced pressure supply source to the cover.