Wound dressing monitoring systems including appurtenances for wound dressings
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1. An appurtenance to a wound dressing, comprising:
- a substrate including a bottom wall, the bottom wall including a surface of a size and shape to mate with a surface of the wound dressing, the substrate defining an interior space and including a flexible divider disposed in the interior space, the flexible divider extending upwardly from the bottom wall, the flexible divider separating the substrate into a first lateral section and a second lateral section, the first lateral section and the second lateral section extending upwardly from at least a portion of the bottom wall, the flexible divider configured to minimize fluid flow between the first lateral section and the second lateral section, wherein each of the first lateral section and the second lateral section includes an at least partially enclosed compartment;
a plurality of projections that project from the substrate, the plurality of projections are configured to pierce the wound dressing, at least one of the plurality of projections exhibiting a shape that generally tapers from a proximal end thereof to a distal end thereof, wherein the proximal end is adjacent to the substrate and the distal end is spaced from the substrate;
a sensor unit affixed to the substrate;
an electronic identifier affixed to the substrate; and
a transmitter unit operably attached to the sensor unit and to the electronic identifier, the transmission unit including circuitry configured to transmit information associated with the sensor unit and the transmitter unit.
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Abstract
Appurtenances to a wound dressing and systems for monitoring wound dressings are described. In some embodiments, a system for monitoring a wound dressing includes: an appurtenance to a wound dressing, wherein the appurtenance includes a sensor unit, an electronic identifier, and a transmitter unit operably attached to the sensor unit and to the electronic identifier; and a local unit including a receiver for the transmitter unit, a processor operably attached to the receiver, and a communication unit operably attached to the processor.
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1. An appurtenance to a wound dressing, comprising:
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a substrate including a bottom wall, the bottom wall including a surface of a size and shape to mate with a surface of the wound dressing, the substrate defining an interior space and including a flexible divider disposed in the interior space, the flexible divider extending upwardly from the bottom wall, the flexible divider separating the substrate into a first lateral section and a second lateral section, the first lateral section and the second lateral section extending upwardly from at least a portion of the bottom wall, the flexible divider configured to minimize fluid flow between the first lateral section and the second lateral section, wherein each of the first lateral section and the second lateral section includes an at least partially enclosed compartment; a plurality of projections that project from the substrate, the plurality of projections are configured to pierce the wound dressing, at least one of the plurality of projections exhibiting a shape that generally tapers from a proximal end thereof to a distal end thereof, wherein the proximal end is adjacent to the substrate and the distal end is spaced from the substrate; a sensor unit affixed to the substrate; an electronic identifier affixed to the substrate; and a transmitter unit operably attached to the sensor unit and to the electronic identifier, the transmission unit including circuitry configured to transmit information associated with the sensor unit and the transmitter unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A wound dressing monitoring system, comprising:
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an appurtenance to a wound dressing, wherein the appurtenance includes a substrate including a bottom wall, the bottom wall including a surface configured to mate with a surface of the wound dressing, the substrate defining an interior space and including a flexible divider disposed in the interior space, the flexible divider extending upwardly from the bottom wall, the flexible divider separating the interior space of the substrate into a first lateral section and a second lateral section, the first lateral section and the second lateral section extending upwardly from at least a portion of the bottom wall, the flexible divider configured to minimize fluid flow between the first lateral section and the second lateral section, wherein each of the first lateral section and the second lateral section includes an at least partially enclosed compartment; a plurality of projections that project from the substrate, the plurality of projections are configured to pierce the wound dressing, at least one of the plurality of projections exhibiting a shape that generally tapers from a proximal end thereof to a distal end thereof, wherein the proximal end is adjacent to the substrate and the distal end is spaced from the substrate; a sensor unit; an electronic identifier; and a transmitter unit operably attached to the sensor unit and to the electronic identifier; and a local unit including a receiver for the transmitter unit, a processor operably attached to the receiver, and a communication unit operably attached to the processor. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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