Neurostimulation and monitoring using sensor enabled wound monitoring and therapy apparatus

A wound treatment apparatus comprising:

• an electrical stimulator comprising a plurality of electrodes configured to apply an electrical stimulation to a patient;
• and
• an electronic control circuitry coupled to the electrical stimulator, the electronic control circuitry configured to:
• operate the electrical stimulator to apply an electrical stimulation by operating each electrode of the plurality of electrodes in turn;
• identify an electrode of the plurality of electrodes that causes the greatest muscle contraction;
• determine one or more wound characteristics of a wound of a patient based on a stimulation response to the electrical stimulation from the electrode identified as causing the greatest muscle contraction;
• and
• provide an indication of the one or more wound characteristics.

A method of operating a wound treatment apparatus, the method comprising:

• applying an electrical stimulation to a patient;
• adjusting the electrical stimulation based on a stimulation response of the patient that includes at least one of nerve conduction velocity or a property of a nerve signal;
• determining one or more wound characteristics based on a nerve response in at least a portion of a wound of the patient;
• and
• providing an indication of the one or more wound characteristics,
• wherein the method is performed under control of an electronic control circuitry of the wound treatment apparatus.