Disclosed embodiments relate to apparatuses and methods for wound treatment. In some embodiments, a wound dressing apparatus can comprise a wound contact layer, a first area and a second area over the wound contact layer, and a cover layer configured to cover the wound contact layer, the first area, and the second area. The first area can comprise a spacer layer and an absorbent layer over the spacer layer. The second area can comprise an electronics cassette or cradle comprising a negative pressure source and/or electronic components.

This invention is an advanced, high-tech, flushable, diaper system that would eliminate the need for parents and caretakers to change diapers in the traditional way, whereby users need to have urine and feces wiped clean from their bodies and used diapers thrown away to be added to landfills or, in cases of reusable cloth diapers, washed at home or sent off to be washed and sanitized professionally. It would improve comfort and cleanliness for many and provide more dignity for the incontinent and bedridden. It would benefit those on long work shifts without bathroom breaks like pilots, astronauts, and surgeons. It would be useful to those in remote locations like distant travelers, skiers, hikers, mountain climbers, and deep sea divers or in harsh environments, where a toilet is not easily accessible like on the battlefield. Versions of this advanced diaper system may also be used for certain animals and pets.

Examples relate to systems, devices, and methods for removing fluid from a fluid collection device using a vacuum source operably coupled thereto. The fluid collection devices include urine collection devices having shape memory material that may be selectively shaped to complement the female or male anatomy near the respective urethras.