Systems and methods for managing fluid absorption from a tissue site are described. A dressing having an absorbent is positioned proximate the tissue site to receive fluid from the tissue site. A reduced-pressure source is fluidly coupled to the dressing and supplies reduced pressure to the dressing. The reduced pressure is periodically decreased to distribute fluid in the absorbent and managed fluid absorption. The system includes a reduced-pressure source and a container having an upstream layer, a downstream layer, and an absorbent between the upstream layer and the downstream layer. The system also includes a sealing member for forming a therapeutic environment having the container and a controller configured to operate the reduced pressure source to intermittently supply reduced pressure to the therapeutic environment and periodically decrease the reduced pressure in the therapeutic environment.

Disclosed is a feeding system comprising a receiving container and a feeding container; the receiving container comprises a receiving container body, a top cover, and a feeding connector; the feeding connector is connected with the top cover, and the feeding connector is provided with a feeding channel; the feeding container comprises a feeding container body and a neck portion; a lower end of the neck portion has an outlet; a side of the neck is provided with a guide slot; a sidewall of the feeding channel is provided with a guide lug mating with the guide slot; the guide slot is shaped in a way of guiding the feeding container to move downward from an initial position when the feeding container rotates in a predetermined direction; the seal destruction portion of the feeding connector destructs the seal of the outlet while the feeding container is moving downward. According to the present disclosure, it is possible to feed a material into the receiving container without opening the top cover of the receiving container.

A wound therapy device is disclosed. The wound therapy device may include a housing for covering at least a portion of a wound and for sealing to a body surface of a patient. The housing may also include a liquid collector for retaining liquid therein and a vacuum connection for coupling to a vacuum source. The vacuum connection may be in gaseous communication with the liquid collector. The vacuum connection may be separated from the liquid collector by a liquid barrier.

Systems, methods, and apparatuses for generating and releasing iodine are described. Some embodiments may include a dressing member including a plurality of iodine-forming reagents and a water-swellable material. In some embodiments, the dressing member may include water-swellable fibers. The water-swellable fibers may each include a water-swellable material in which iodine-forming reagents are dispersed. As liquid comes into contact with and is absorbed by the water-swellable material, the iodine-forming reagents may come into contact with each other, causing an iodine-forming reaction to occur, producing iodine.

An apparatus for use in a multi-orientation liquid collection canister to collect liquid from a tissue site is provided. The apparatus includes a substantially planar, liquid-air separator disposed on at least one wall of the multi-orientation liquid collection canister to prevent the liquid from exiting the multi-orientation liquid collection canister. The apparatus further includes an elongated member connected to the liquid-air separator and extending away from the liquid-air separator into a first space of the multi-orientation liquid collection canister. The elongated member has a membrane defining a second space along at least a portion of a length of the elongated member. At least a portion of the membrane allows gaseous communication between the first space and the second space.

The composite wound dressing apparatus promotes healing of a wound via the use of a vacuum pump. The vacuum pump applies a vacuum pressure to the wound to effectively draw wound fluid or exudate away from the wound bed. The vacuum pump is tethered to the wound dressing and is portable, preferably, carried by the patient in a support bag, which permits patient mobility. Moreover, the patient does not need to be constrained for any period of time while exudate is being removed from the wound.

A wound therapy device is disclosed. The wound therapy device may include a housing for covering at least a portion of a wound and for sealing to a body surface of a patient. The housing may also include a liquid collector for retaining liquid therein and a vacuum connection for coupling to a vacuum source. The vacuum connection may be in gaseous communication with the liquid collector. The vacuum connection may be separated from the liquid collector by a liquid barrier.

An apparatus and system for fluidly connecting a reduced-pressure source to a dressing and a method for manufacturing and using the same include a base having an aperture and a wall having a peripheral portion coupled to the base. The wall may form a cavity in fluid communication with the aperture. The apparatus also may include a conduit port fluidly coupled to the cavity and adapted to receive a conduit. The base may be adapted to couple to the dressing, and the wall may be adapted to collapse from a first position to a second position in response to a supply of reduced pressure from the reduced-pressure source.

A device for the jellification/absorption of a water-based fluid, said device comprising a) at least one member comprising at least one absorption material and at least one jellifying agent, and b) at least one container, wherein the at least one jellifying agent is adapted to react with the water-based fluid to form a gel; wherein the at least one member is contained within the at least one container, and wherein the at least one container is made, at least in part, of a water-soluble material. A method for the manufacture of the device and a use of the device.

A method and graphical user interface are disclosed for controlling collecting fluid from a patient. A graphical user interface in at least one first user interface element displays on a display unit information related to at least one first collection container connected to a first suction channel, and in at least one second user interface element displays information related to at least one second collection container connected to a second suction channel. Also information regarding fluid collected from a patient to at least one of the collection containers may be displayed in a third user interface element.