Reduced pressure apparatuses and methods
AssigneeSmith & Nephew, Inc.
InventorsBen Alan Askem, John Philip Gowans, Allan Kenneth Frazer Grugeon Hunt
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Abstract
Disclosed embodiments relate to apparatuses and methods for wound treatment. In certain embodiments, a negative pressure wound therapy apparatus includes one or more electronic components configured to be incorporated into layers of the wound dressing or integrated on top of the wound dressing. In some embodiments, a negative pressure source is incorporated into the wound dressing. The negative pressure source can be sealed between two moisture vapor permeable cover layers or enclosed in a moisture vapor permeable pouch, and may be received in a recess of an absorbent layer or spacer layer of a wound dressing apparatus.
Claims16
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A system for use in topical negative pressure therapy, said system comprising:
- one or more cover layers configured to be positioned over a wound dressing;
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- an electronics package enclosed in a sealed pouch, wherein the electronics package includes electronic components comprising at least one sensor;
- wherein the sealed pouch comprises a first cover layer of the one or more cover layer configured to be positioned over the electronics package and a second cover layer of the one or more cover layers configured to be positioned below the electronics package and the first cover layer is configured to be sealed to the second cover layer at the perimeter of the first cover layer enclosing the electronic components and creating a sealed enclosure around the electronic components.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.