Systems and methods for directly interacting with communications module of wound therapy apparatus

An apparatus for applying negative pressure to a wound, the apparatus comprising:

• a housing;
• a negative pressure source at least partially enclosed by the housing and configured to provide negative pressure via a fluid flow path to a wound dressing;
• a first circuit board assembly at least partially enclosed by the housing and comprising a first controller configured to control a wound therapy with the wound dressing by activation and deactivation of the negative pressure source;
• a second circuit board assembly at least partially enclosed by the housing, the second circuit board assembly being separate from the first circuit board assembly and comprising a second controller configured to:
• communicate therapy data via a communication network, the therapy data being indicative of a characteristic of the wound therapy,
• receive an executable command from an electronic device separate from the apparatus, and
• execute the executable command without providing the executable command to the first controller;
• and
• one or more switches configured to electrically connect the first controller to either the second controller for communication or the electronic device for communication.

A method of operating a wound therapy device comprising a first circuit board assembly, a second circuit board assembly separate from the first circuit board assembly, and one or more switches, the method comprising:

• by a first controller mounted to the first circuit board assembly:
• controlling application of negative pressure with a pressure source to a wound dressing;
• by a second controller mounted to the second circuit board assembly:
• communicating therapy data via a communication network, the therapy data being indicative of a characteristic of a wound therapy performed with the pressure source,
• receiving an executable command from an electronic device separate from the wound therapy device, and
• executing the executable command without processing the executable command with the first controller;
• and
• by the one or more switches:
• transitioning from electrically connecting the first controller to the second controller for communication to electrically connecting the first controller to the electric device for communication.