Patent ID: 8399730

Claim:
A dressing assembly for use with a system for treating a linear wound on a patient, the dressing assembly comprising: a bolster body formed from a flexible closing bolster material, the bolster body having a first surface and a second, tissue-facing surface; wherein the bolster body comprises: a top wall and a bottom wall, the top wall and bottom wall coupled in a spaced relationship to form a hollow region, the bottom wall having a first lateral side on one side of a center wound area and a second lateral side on another side of the center wound area, a first closing member on the first lateral side of the center wound area of the bolster body; a second closing member on the second lateral side of the center wound area of the bolster body; wherein the first closing member and second closing member are operable, when the bolster body is under reduced pressure, to move towards one another and to develop a compressive force; and an over-drape for disposing adjacent to the first surface of the bolster body and operable to form a seal over the bolster body.