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Wound Healing Sensor Techniques

  • US 20110015591A1
  • Filed: 07/14/2009
  • Published: 01/20/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/14/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus to evaluate and monitor healing progress of wound and/or to generate data to modify or identify a treatment protocol, comprising:

  • a dressing enclosure for administering reduced pressure treatment to a wound, wherein the enclosure is configured to cover the wound and to maintain reduced pressure at the wound location;

    a device capable of supplying reduced pressure;

    a fluid trap connected between said dressing enclosure for said wound and said device capable of supplying reduced pressure to withdraw fluid exudate from said wound; and

    a sensor capable of analyzing said fluid exudate for one or more analytes indicative of said progress of wound healing.

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