Multichannel Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Vacuum Assisted Closure (V.A.C.)

Abstract

The objective of this project was to design and develop a prototype multichannel negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) device that permits management of up to four wounds on a patient. The goal was to reduce the overall physical footprint and weight of therapy devices used to protect wounds and remove exudate from multiple wounds on a single critically injured patient. The NPWT device was designed to be compatible with existing Kinetic Concepts, Inc. disposable wound dressings and wound exudate canisters. It was also designed to have four independently controlled NPWT channels.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2016
Accession Number
AD1021863

Entities

People

  • Daniel Dekruif

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Assembly
  • Beta Testing
  • Canisters
  • Engineering
  • Liquid Crystal Displays
  • Manufacturing
  • Multichannel
  • Plastics
  • Power Supplies
  • Prototypes
  • Software Development
  • Stereolithography
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Facilities
  • Test Methods

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