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.

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›1.independentThe 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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D24/129

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›IP5 & PCT — 32 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
US	US-2015141941-A1	A1	21 May 2015	22 May 2013	published	Apparatuses and methods for negative pressure wound therapy
USthis patent	US-D806242-S	S1	26 Dec 2017	21 Oct 2016	granted	Flexible port used to connect a wound dressing to a source of negative pressure
US	US-D806243-S	S1	26 Dec 2017	21 Oct 2016	granted	Flexible port used to connect a wound dressing to a source of negative pressure
US	US-D806256-S	S1	26 Dec 2017	21 Oct 2016	granted	Medical dressing
US	US-9907703-B2	B2	6 Mar 2018	22 May 2013	granted	Apparatuses and methods for negative pressure wound therapy
US	US-D820990-S	S1	19 Jun 2018	21 Oct 2016	granted	Medical dressing
US	US-2018168869-A1	A1	21 Jun 2018	6 Feb 2018	published	Apparatuses and methods for negative pressure wound therapy
US	US-2019053955-A1	A1	21 Feb 2019	24 Oct 2018	published	Apparatuses and methods for negative pressure wound therapy
US	US-D866756-S	S1	12 Nov 2019	22 Dec 2017	granted	Flexible port used to connect a wound dressing to a source of negative pressure
US	US-10507141-B2	B2	17 Dec 2019	6 Feb 2018	granted	Apparatuses and methods for negative pressure wound therapy
US	US-11590029-B2	B2	28 Feb 2023	24 Oct 2018	granted	Apparatuses and methods for negative pressure wound therapy
US	US-2023310221-A1	A1	5 Oct 2023	27 Feb 2023	published	Apparatuses and methods for negative pressure wound therapy
EP	EP-2852418-A2	A2	1 Apr 2015	22 May 2013	published	Appareils et procédés pour une thérapie de plaie par pression négativefr
EP	EP-2852418-B1	B1	18 Apr 2018	22 May 2013	granted	Appareils pour une thérapie de plaie par pression négativefr
EP	EP-3354293-A1	A1	1 Aug 2018	22 May 2013	published	Appareils et procédés pour le traitement de plaies par pression négativefr
EP	EP-3354293-B1	B1	11 Dec 2019	22 May 2013	granted	Appareils pour le traitement de plaies par pression négativefr
EP	EP-3650055-A1	A1	13 May 2020	22 May 2013	published	Appareils et procédés pour le traitement de plaies par pression négativefr
EP	EP-3650055-B1	B1	7 Jan 2026	22 May 2013	granted	Vorrichtungen und verfahren für unterdruckwundtherapiede
JP	JP-2015520647-A	A	23 Jul 2015	22 May 2013	published	局所陰圧閉鎖療法のための装置および方法ja
JP	JP-6400570-B2	B2	10 Oct 2018	22 May 2013	granted	局所陰圧閉鎖療法のための装置および方法ja
JP	JP-2018192302-A	A	6 Dec 2018	4 Sep 2018	published	局所陰圧閉鎖療法のための装置および方法ja
JP	JP-2020179214-A	A	5 Nov 2020	16 Jul 2020	published	局所陰圧閉鎖療法のための装置および方法ja
JP	JP-6983737-B2	B2	17 Dec 2021	4 Sep 2018	granted	局所陰圧閉鎖療法のための装置および方法ja
JP	JP-7055175-B2	B2	15 Apr 2022	16 Jul 2020	granted	局所陰圧閉鎖療法のための装置および方法ja
CN	CN-104470552-A	A	25 Mar 2015	22 May 2013	published	用于负压伤口治疗的装置和方法zh
CN	CN-104470552-B	B	26 Apr 2017	22 May 2013	granted	用于负压伤口治疗的装置和方法zh
CN	CN-107049603-A	A	18 Aug 2017	22 May 2013	published	Apparatus and method for negative pressure wound therapy
CN	CN-107095739-A	A	29 Aug 2017	22 May 2013	published	Apparatus and method for negative pressure wound therapy
CN	CN-107095739-B	B	13 Nov 2020	22 May 2013	granted	用于负压伤口治疗的装置和方法zh
CN	CN-107049603-B	B	26 Jan 2021	22 May 2013	granted	Apparatus and method for negative pressure wound therapy
WO	WO-2013175306-A2	A2	28 Nov 2013	22 May 2013	published	Appareils et procédés pour une thérapie de plaie par pression négativefr
WO	WO-2013175306-A3	A3	27 Mar 2014	22 May 2013	published	Appareils et procédés pour une thérapie de plaie par pression négativefr

›Other offices — 16 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
AU	AU-2013264934-A1	A1	11 Dec 2014	22 May 2013	published	Apparatuses and methods for negative pressure wound therapy
AU	AU-2013264934-A8	A8	19 Feb 2015	22 May 2013	published	Apparatuses and methods for negative pressure wound therapy
AU	AU-2013264934-B2	B2	20 Jul 2017	22 May 2013	granted	Apparatuses and methods for negative pressure wound therapy
AU	AU-2017248521-A1	A1	9 Nov 2017	19 Oct 2017	published	Apparatuses and methods for negative pressure wound therapy
AU	AU-2017248521-B2	B2	14 Nov 2019	19 Oct 2017	granted	Apparatuses and methods for negative pressure wound therapy
AU	AU-2017248521-B9	B9	17 Dec 2020	19 Oct 2017	granted	Apparatuses and methods for negative pressure wound therapy
BR	BR-112014029100-A2	A2	27 Jun 2017	22 May 2013	published	aparelhos e métodos para terapia de ferida por pressão negativapt
CA	CA-2874509-A1	A1	28 Nov 2013	22 May 2013	published	Apparatuses and methods for negative pressure wound therapy
CA	CA-2874509-C	C	26 Jan 2021	22 May 2013	granted	Apparatuses and methods for negative pressure wound therapy
DK	DK-2852418-T3	T3	16 Jul 2018	22 May 2013	granted	Apparater til sårbehandling med negativt trykda
DK	DK-3354293-T3	T3	17 Feb 2020	22 May 2013	granted	Apparater til sårbehandling ved negativt trykda
ES	ES-2673223-T3	T3	20 Jun 2018	22 May 2013	granted	Aparatos para terapia de heridas por presión negativaes
ES	ES-2769298-T3	T3	25 Jun 2020	22 May 2013	granted	Aparatos para terapia de heridas por presión negativaes
HU	HU-E047600-T2	T2	28 Apr 2020	22 May 2013	published	Berendezések negatív nyomású sebgyógyításhozhu
RU	RU-2014151468-A	A	20 Jul 2016	22 May 2013	published	Устройства и способы лечения ран с применением отрицательного давленияru
ZA	ZA-201408505-B	B	23 Dec 2015	19 Nov 2014	published	Apparatuses and methods for negative pressure wound therapy

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