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AssigneeSmith & Nephew, Inc.
InventorsPhilip Gowans, Allan Kenneth Frazer Grugeon Hunt, Marcus Damian Phillips, Damian Smith, Charlotte Urwin
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Embodiments of apparatuses and methods for determining a positioning of sensors in a wound dressing are disclosed. In some embodiments, a wound monitoring and/or therapy system can include a wound dressing and a plurality of sensors configured to measure one or more wound characteristics. The wound monitor system can also include at least one positioning device configured to indicate position and/or orientation in the wound of a sensor of the plurality of sensors. In some embodiments, a detector can be configured to determine, based on the positioning data, the position and/or orientation in the wound of the sensor of the plurality of sensors. In some embodiments, the plurality of sensors can be positioned on a strip or string of material in communication with the positioning device.
A method of operating wound monitoring and/or therapy system, comprising a wound dressing configured to be positioned in contact with a wound, the wound dressing comprising a sensor support material comprising a plurality of sensors on a linear sensor strip or string of sensors configured to measure one or more wound characteristics, wherein sensor support material comprises an extendable material, wherein the plurality of sensors are configured to be positioned in at least one of the wound or an area surrounding the wound and the plurality of sensors are positioned on a wound-facing surface of the sensor support material so that the plurality of sensors comes into contact with the wound, the method comprising:
A wound monitoring and/or therapy system, comprising:
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