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, and with an attachment (12) for a suction line leading for this purpose to the body, wherein the vacuum-generating means is arranged in or on a first housing part (4) of the device, and the container (10) forms a second housing part (8) of the device or is arranged in or on the second housing part (8), and the housing parts (4, 8) can be fixed releasably against each other, and wherein the device (2) has fastening means, such that it can be worn on and carried around on the body of the user. According to the invention, the device is characterized in that, in the state when the device is being carried around on the body of the user (mobile operation), the first housing part (4) faces away from the body and the second housing part (8) faces towards the body, and in that both housing parts (4, 8) are substantially disc-shaped and rest against each other via a substantially vertically oriented separating plane (14).