Electronic bandage with flexible electronic controller
First Claim
1. An electronic bandage, comprising:
- bandage material;
a treatment portion supported by the bandage material, the treatment portion being constructed and arranged to provide a treatment; and
a flexible electronic controller supported by the bandage material, the flexible electronic controller combining with the bandage material and the treatment portion to form a conformable bandage which conforms to a treatment surface, the flexible electronic controller being constructed and arranged to dynamically control application of the treatment to the treatment surface while the conformable bandage conforms to the treatment surface;
wherein the bandage material includes;
support material which supports the treatment portion and the flexible electronic controller, andan adhesive substance in communication with the support material, the adhesive substance being constructed and arranged to adhere the support material to the treatment surface; and
wherein the treatment portion includes;
a set of electromechanical micro-actuators which is mechanically supported by the support material, the set of electromechanical micro-actuators being constructed and arranged to deliver the treatment to the treatment surface in response to adaptive feedback control from the flexible electronic controller.
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Abstract
An electronic bandage includes (i) bandage material, (ii) a treatment portion supported by the bandage material, the treatment portion being constructed and arranged to provide a treatment, and (iii) a flexible electronic controller supported by the bandage material. The flexible electronic controller combines with the bandage material and the treatment portion to form a conformable bandage which conforms to a treatment surface. The flexible electronic controller is constructed and arranged to dynamically control application of the treatment to the treatment surface while the conformable bandage conforms to the treatment surface. Such a bandage is capable of being packaged as a unitary body which is small, inexpensive and/or disposable.
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22 Claims
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1. An electronic bandage, comprising:
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bandage material; a treatment portion supported by the bandage material, the treatment portion being constructed and arranged to provide a treatment; and a flexible electronic controller supported by the bandage material, the flexible electronic controller combining with the bandage material and the treatment portion to form a conformable bandage which conforms to a treatment surface, the flexible electronic controller being constructed and arranged to dynamically control application of the treatment to the treatment surface while the conformable bandage conforms to the treatment surface; wherein the bandage material includes; support material which supports the treatment portion and the flexible electronic controller, and an adhesive substance in communication with the support material, the adhesive substance being constructed and arranged to adhere the support material to the treatment surface; and wherein the treatment portion includes; a set of electromechanical micro-actuators which is mechanically supported by the support material, the set of electromechanical micro-actuators being constructed and arranged to deliver the treatment to the treatment surface in response to adaptive feedback control from the flexible electronic controller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An electronic bandage, comprising:
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bandage material; a treatment portion supported by the bandage material, the treatment portion being constructed and arranged to provide a treatment; and a flexible electronic controller supported by the bandage material, the flexible electronic controller combining with the bandage material and the treatment portion to form a conformable bandage which conforms to a treatment surface, the flexible electronic controller being constructed and arranged to dynamically control application of the treatment to the treatment surface while the conformable bandage conforms to the treatment surface; wherein the conformable bandage formed by the flexible electronic controller, the bandage material and the treatment portion defines a multi-layered structure with (i) the treatment portion substantially residing in a first layer, (ii) a protective material residing in an exposed layer, and (iii) the flexible electronic controller residing in an intermediate layer disposed between the first layer and the exposed layer. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An electronic bandage system, comprising:
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an electronic bandage which includes (i) bandage material, (ii) a treatment portion supported by the bandage material, the treatment portion being constructed and arranged to provide a treatment, and (iii) a flexible electronic controller supported by the bandage material, the flexible electronic controller combining with the bandage material and the treatment portion to form a conformable bandage which conforms to a treatment surface, the flexible electronic controller being constructed and arranged to dynamically control application of the treatment to the treatment surface while the conformable bandage conforms to the treatment surface, wherein the conformable bandage formed by the flexible electronic controller, the bandage material and the treatment portion defines a multi-layered structure with (i) the treatment portion substantially residing in a first layer, (ii) a protective material residing in an exposed layer, and (iii) the flexible electronic controller residing in an intermediate layer disposed between the first layer and the exposed layer; and an external augmenting device in wireless communication with the electronic bandage, the external augmenting device being constructed and arranged to receive and store data from the flexible electronic controller of the electronic bandage, and provide instructions to the flexible electronic controller of the electronic bandage. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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Specification