# US 12,453,513 B2 · Data collection schemes for a wound dressing and related methods > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,453,513 B2 - Document ID: US12453513B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/352,836 - Filed: 2019-03-14 - Published: 2020-09-17 - Granted: 2025-10-28 - Earliest claimed: 2019-03-14 - Assignees: Coloplast A/S - Applicants: Coloplast A/S - Inventors: Jais Ask Hansen; Lars Erup Larsen; Niels Hvid; Lars Molzen; Finn Speiermann - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12453513B2 ## CPC - A61B 5/6802: {Sensor mounted on worn items} - A61B 5/053: Measuring electrical impedance or conductance of a portion of the body - A61B 5/256: Wearable electrodes, e.g. having straps or bands - A61B 5/445: {Evaluating skin irritation or skin trauma, e.g. rash, eczema, wound, bed sore} - A61B 5/6801: {specially adapted to be attached to or worn on the body surface} - A61B 5/6833: {Adhesive patches} - H04L 67/12: specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks - H04W 4/38: for collecting sensor information - A61B 5/251: Means for maintaining electrode contact with the body - A61B 2560/0209: adapted for power saving - A61B 2562/0209: Special features of electrodes classified in A61B5/24, A61B5/25, A61B5/283, A61B5/291, A61B5/296, A61B5/053 - A61F 13/00055: {Saturation indicators} - A61F 13/0206: with absorbent fibrous layers, e.g. woven or non-woven absorbent pads or island dressings - A61F 15/00: Auxiliary appliances for wound dressings; Dispensing containers for dressings or bandages {(packaging of wound dressings A61F13/00072)} - A61F 2013/00234: {metallic layer} - A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D) - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - A61F: FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS (dental prosthetics A61C) ## Abstract Data collection schemes for a wound dressing and related methods are disclosed. In an embodiment, a monitor device for a wound dressing system comprises a wound dressing. The wound dressing comprises an electrode assembly. The electrode assembly comprises a plurality of electrodes including a first set of first electrodes and a second set of second electrodes. The monitor device comprises: a processor, memory and a first interface. The first interface is connected to the processor and the memory. The first interface comprises a plurality of terminals including a first terminal and a second terminal and a data collector coupled to the first terminal and the second terminal. The first terminal is configured to form an electrical connection with a first primary electrode of the first set of first electrodes and the second terminal is configured to form an electrical connection with either a first secondary electrode of the first set of first electrodes or a second primary electrode of the second set of second electrodes. The data collector comprises a data collection controller and is configured to: collect data from the plurality of terminals according to a primary data collection scheme; and collect data from the plurality of terminals according to a secondary data collection scheme, wherein the primary data collection scheme is different from the secondary data collection scheme. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A monitor device for a wound dressing system comprising a wound dressing, the wound dressing comprising an electrode assembly, the electrode assembly comprising a plurality of electrodes including a first set of first electrodes and a second set of second electrodes, the monitor device comprising: a processor; memory; and a first interface connected to the processor and the memory, the first interface comprising: a plurality of terminals including a first terminal and a second terminal, the first terminal configured to form an electrical connection with a first primary electrode of the first set of first electrodes and the second terminal configured to form an electrical connection with either a first secondary electrode of the first set of first electrodes or a second primary electrode of the second set of second electrodes, and a data collector coupled to the first terminal and the second terminal, the data collector comprising a data collection unit and a data collection controller configured to, based on a control signal: collect data from the plurality of terminals according to a primary data collection scheme associated with a default operating state of the wound dressing; collect data from the plurality of terminals according to a secondary data collection scheme associated with a first operating state of the wound dressing, wherein the first operating state is associated with a degree of wetness of the wound dressing that is greater than the default operating state; and collect data from the plurality of terminals according to a tertiary data collection scheme associated with a second operating state of the wound dressing, wherein the second operating state is associated with a degree of wetness of the wound dressing that is greater than the first operating state; wherein the processor is configured to: determine an activity level of a user; select, based on the determined activity level of the user and the degree of wetness of the wound dressing, a data collection scheme from a set of data collection schemes comprising the primary data collection scheme, the secondary data collection scheme, and the tertiary data collection scheme; and generate the control signal indicative of the selected data collection scheme, thereby controlling data collection by the data collector based on the activity level and the degree of wetness. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The monitor device of claim 1, wherein a sampling rate of the primary data collection scheme is different than a sampling rate of the secondary data collection scheme and the sampling rate of the secondary data collection scheme is different than a sampling rate of the tertiary data collection scheme. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The monitor device of claim 1, wherein the control signal is further based on a power capacity of a power unit of the monitor device. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The monitor device of claim 1, wherein the control signal is further based on a model type of the wound dressing. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The monitor device of claim 1, wherein the control signal is further based on a wear time of the wound dressing. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The monitor device of claim 1, wherein the control signal is further based on a preference of a user of the wound dressing. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The monitor device of claim 1, wherein the control signal is further based on a location of a user of the wound dressing. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The monitor device of claim 1, wherein the control signal is further based on an active ingredient contained in the wound dressing. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The monitor device of claim 1, wherein collecting data by the data collector according to the primary data collection scheme is further associated with the activity level of the user. ### Claim 10 A method for data collection from a wound dressing comprising an electrode assembly, the electrode assembly comprising a plurality of electrodes including a first set of first electrodes and a second set of second electrodes, the method comprising: identifying a model type of the wound dressing and a degree of wetness of the wound dressing; determining, based on the model type of the wound dressing and the degree of wetness of the wound dressing, a data collection scheme from a set of data collection schemes comprising: a primary data collection scheme associated with a default operating state of the wound dressing to collect data from a first terminal forming an electrical connection with a first primary electrode of the first set of first electrodes and a second terminal forming an electrical connection with either a first secondary electrode of the first set of first electrodes or a second primary electrode of the second set of second electrodes; a secondary data collection scheme associated with a first operating state of the wound dressing, wherein the first operating state corresponds to a degree of wetness of the wound dressing that is greater than the default operating state; and a tertiary data collection scheme associated with a second operating state of the wound dressing, wherein the second operating state corresponds to a degree of wetness of the wound dressing that is greater than the first operating state; and generating a control signal for a monitor device to collect data according to the selected data collection scheme, wherein the control signal is indicative of a data collection scheme, thereby controlling data collection by the data collector based on the model type of the wound dressing and the degree of wetness. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein a sampling rate of the primary data collection scheme is different from a sampling rate of the secondary data collection scheme and the sampling rate of the secondary data collection scheme is different from a sampling rate of the tertiary data collection scheme. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein the control signal is further based on an activity level of a user. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein the control signal is further based on a power capacity of a power unit of the monitor device. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein the control signal is further based on a wear time of the wound dressing. ### Claim 15 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein the control signal is further based on a preference of a user of the wound dressing. ### Claim 16 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein the control signal is further based on a location of a user of the wound dressing. ### Claim 17 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein the control signal is further based on an active ingredient contained in the wound dressing. ### Claim 18 A method for data collection from a wound dressing comprising an electrode assembly, the electrode assembly comprising a plurality of electrodes including a first set of first electrodes and a second set of second electrodes, the method comprising: generating an activity level for a user of the wound dressing; determining, based on the activity level and at least one of a model type of the wound dressing or a degree of wetness of the wound dressing, a data collection scheme from a set of data collection schemes comprising: a primary data collection scheme associated with a default operating state of the wound dressing; a secondary data collection scheme associated with a first operating state of the wound dressing, wherein the first operating state corresponds to a degree of wetness of the wound dressing that is greater than the default operating state; and a tertiary data collection scheme associated with a second operating state of the wound dressing, wherein the second operating state corresponds to a degree of wetness of the wound dressing that is greater than the first operating state; and generating a control signal for a monitor device to collect data according to the selected data collection scheme, wherein the control signal is indicative of a data collection scheme and is based on the activity level of the user and at least one of a model type of the wound dressing or a degree of wetness of the wound dressing, thereby controlling data collection by the data collector according to the generated control signal. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The method of claim 18, wherein the control signal is further based on at least one of a wear time of the wound dressing or an active ingredient contained in the wound dressing. ### Claim 20 (depends on 18) The method of claim 18, wherein the control signal is further based on at least one of a preference of the user or a location of the user.