Wound dressing and a wound therapy apparatus
AssigneeConvatec Limited
InventorsAnkur KODAVANTI, Greeshma GIRIJAKUMARI, Harshad KULKARNI, Joshin SAHADEVAN, Praveen KADNI, Sandeep DAMODARAN, Srinivasan JAYARAMAN
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Abstract
A wound dressing for pressure gradient wound therapy. The wound dressing includes a dressing body and an adhesive layer. The adhesive layer provides an adhesive region for providing a seal between the wound dressing and the periphery of a wound site, in use. Sensors are provided associated with the adhesive region, the sensors being configured to monitor one or more conditions indicative of a hermeticity of the seal between the wound dressing and the periphery of the wound site.
Claims20
A wound dressing for pressure gradient wound therapy, the wound dressing comprising:
- an adhesive layer comprising an adhesive region for providing a seal between the wound dressing and the periphery of a wound site;
- wherein the adhesive layer comprises one or more sensors associated with the adhesive region, configured to monitor one or more conditions indicative of a hermeticity of the seal between the wound dressing and the periphery of the wound site.
A control system for controlling operation of a pressure gradient wound therapy apparatus comprising wound dressing for pressure gradient wound therapy, the wound dressing comprising:
- an adhesive layer comprising an adhesive region for providing a seal between the wound dressing and the periphery of a wound site;
- wherein the adhesive layer comprises one or more sensors associated with the adhesive region, configured to monitor one or more conditions indicative of a hermeticity of the seal between the wound dressing and the periphery of the wound site;
- and a pump assembly for providing a source of positive or negative pressure to the wound dressing, in use;
- the control system comprising one or more controllers, and being configured to:
- receive an input signal from at least one sensor of the wound dressing indicative of the monitored one or more conditions;
- and output a control signal for controlling operation of the pressure gradient wound therapy apparatus in dependence on the one or more conditions.
A method of controlling operation of the pressure gradient wound therapy apparatus comprising a wound dressing for pressure gradient wound therapy, the wound dressing comprising:
- an adhesive layer comprising an adhesive region for providing a seal between the wound dressing and the periphery of a wound site;
- wherein the adhesive layer comprises one or more sensors associated with the adhesive region, configured to monitor one or more conditions indicative of a hermeticity of the seal between the wound dressing and the periphery of the wound site;
- and a pump assembly for providing a source of positive or negative pressure to the wound dressing, in use;
- the method comprising:
- obtaining a measurement of one or more conditions indicative of a hermeticity of the seal between the wound dressing and the periphery of the wound site using the one or more sensors;
- and controlling operation of the pressure gradient wound therapy apparatus in dependence on the one or more conditions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.