Patent ID: RE42834

Claim:
A personally portable vacuum desiccator comprising: a moisture trap, the trap further comprising a desiccator cartridge having an interior chamber containing a trapping agent and a gas flow channel having a plurality of perforations along the gas flow channel , and the desiccator cartridge further including an inlet port and an outlet port in gas/liquid communication with the interior chamber , the outlet port being connected to the gas flow channel ; a vacuum pump member having a low pressure port and an exhaust port, the low pressure port in gas/liquid flow communication with the outlet port of the desiccator cartridge and with the exhaust port vented to atmosphere, and the vacuum pump member being operable to provide a low vacuum pressure to the interior chamber; an electric motive means in communication with the vacuum pump member and operative to drive the vacuum pump member; and an electrical control circuit, including an electrical power source, the control circuit in electrical communication with and operative to control operation of the electric motive means; wherein said personally portable vacuum desiccator is generally flat and may be worn unobtrusively by a user and is adaptable for collecting and trapping liquid from a wound or incision on the user in said moisture trap.