Flexible port used to connect a wound dressing to a source of negative pressure

- Smith & Nephew PLC
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective top view of an ornamental design of one embodiment of a flexible port used to connect a wound dressing to a source of negative pressure.

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the flexible port used to connect a wound dressing to a source of negative pressure of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the flexible port used to connect a wound dressing to a source of negative pressure of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a far side view of the flexible port used to connect a wound dressing to a source of negative pressure of FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a near side view of the flexible port used to connect a wound dressing to a source of negative pressure of FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 is a front view of the flexible port used to connect a wound dressing to a source of negative pressure of FIG. 1.

FIG. 7 is a rear view of the flexible port used to connect a wound dressing to a source of negative pressure of FIG. 1.

FIG. 8 is an exploded view of the flexible port used to connect a wound dressing to a source of negative pressure of FIG. 1.

FIG. 9 is an enlarged view of the rear view of FIG. 6; and,

FIG. 10 is an enlarged view of the front view of FIG. 7.

The broken lines illustrate portions of the flexible port used to connect a wound dressing to a source of negative pressure which form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a flexible port used to connect a wound dressing to a source of negative pressure, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D866756
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 22, 2017
Date of Patent: Nov 12, 2019
Assignee: Smith & Nephew PLC (Watford)
Inventors: Julie Allen (Hull), Sarah Jenny Collinson (Hull), Philip Gowans (York), Steven Carl Mehta (Lincoln), Derek Nicolini (Hull), Carol Wagner (Cheektowaga, NY)
Primary Examiner: David G Muller
Application Number: 29/630,908