Positioning of sensors for sensor enabled wound monitoring or therapy

Abstract

Embodiments of apparatuses and methods for determining an emplacement of sensors in a wound dressing are disclosed. In some embodiments, a wound dressing includes a plurality of sensors configured tomeasure wound or patient characteristics. One or more processors are configured to receive wound or patient characteristics data as well as emplacement data. The received data can be used to determinean emplacement of the plurality of sensors, the wound dressing, or a wound. The sensors can include a set of nanosensors. The wound dressing can include pH sensitive ink which can be utilized for determining a placement of the wound dressing and determining a pH associated with the wound. The wound dressing can be used in a negative pressure wound therapy system.

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[0001] Cross References to Related Applications [0002] This application claims U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 62 / 524,413, filed June 23, 2017, entitled "POSITIONING OF SENSORS FOR SENSORENABLED NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND MONITORING AND THERAPY APPARATUS" No. of priority, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein. technical field [0003] Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to devices, systems, and methods for treating tissue through monitoring of implementing sensors in communication with various treatment areas. Background technique [0004] Almost all fields of medicine could potentially benefit from improved information about the state of the tissue, organ or system being treated, especially if this information is collected in real time during the treatment. Many types of processing are still routinely performed without the use of sensor data acquisition; indeed, such processing relies on visual inspection by the caregiver or other limited means ...

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Some current dressings have limited and / or unsatisfactory methods or features for providing information on wound status

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