DEVICE THAT CAN BE WORN ON THE BODY OF A USER AND THAT PROVIDES VACUUM FOR MEDICAL USES

摘要

The invention relates to a device (2) that can be worn on the body of a user and that provides vacuum for medical uses, in particular for vacuum treatment of wounds on the human or animal body, with a vacuum-generating means, and with a disposable container (10) that can be discarded after use and that is used to receive bodily fluids, in particular wound secretions suctioned from a wound. To make the device more user-friendly in terms of handling, the device is designed such that the housing parts (4, 8) can be fixed releasably against each other by a locking or engaging means (34) that has a snap-fitting, latching or otherwise form-fitting action.