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NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND CLOSURE DEVICE A stabilizing structure for insertion into a wound, comprising: a plurality of cells provided side-by-side in a plane, each cell defined by one or more walls, each cell having a top end and a bottom end with an opening extending through the top and bottom ends in the direction perpendicular to the plane; wherein the stabilizing structure is configured to collapse significantly more within the plane than along the direction perpendicular to the plane. 12111312_1 (GHMattes) P99078.AU.2 r14 |