System and method for locating fluid leaks at a drape of a reduced pressure delivery system
First Claim
1. A method for performing tissue therapy, comprising:
- applying a reduced pressure to a tissue site of a patient;
sensing a fluid parameter associated with applying the reduced pressure to the tissue site;
determining that a fluid leak exists in response to sensing the fluid parameter;
generating an audible fluid leak location sound in response to determining that a fluid leak exists, the audible fluid leak location sound having an ON state and an OFF state, and being variable in the ON state; and
altering the audible fluid leak location sound while in the ON state in response to sensing that the fluid parameter changes.
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Abstract
A system and method for performing tissue therapy may include applying a reduced pressure to a tissue site of a patient. A fluid parameter associated with applying a reduced pressureto the tissue site may be sensed. An audible fluid leak location sound may be generated in response to sensing the fluid parameter. The audible fluid leak location sound may be altered in response to sensing that the fluid parameter changes. By altering the audible fluid leak location sound in response to sensing a change of the fluid parameter, a clinician may detect location of a fluid leak at the drape by applying force to the drape. The force applied to the drape may be a clinician pressing a finger onto an edge of the drape.
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37 Claims
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1. A method for performing tissue therapy, comprising:
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applying a reduced pressure to a tissue site of a patient; sensing a fluid parameter associated with applying the reduced pressure to the tissue site; determining that a fluid leak exists in response to sensing the fluid parameter; generating an audible fluid leak location sound in response to determining that a fluid leak exists, the audible fluid leak location sound having an ON state and an OFF state, and being variable in the ON state; and altering the audible fluid leak location sound while in the ON state in response to sensing that the fluid parameter changes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 29, 32, 33)
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12. A method for determining a fluid leak of a reduced pressure delivery system at an interface between a tissue of a patient and a drape of the reduced pressure delivery system, said method comprising:
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determining that a fluid leak exists at the interface between the tissue site of the patient and the drape; listening to an audible sound generated in response to sensing a fluid parameter indicating the fluid leak at the interface, the audible sound having an ON state and an OFF state, and being variable in the ON state; applying force to the drape; listening for a change in the audible sound generated while in the ON state in response to the fluid parameter changing based on application of the force to the drape; determining a location of the fluid leak at the interface between the tissue of the patient and the drape based on the change in the audible sound, the audible sound indicating when the fluid leak increases or decreases; and reducing the fluid leak at the location determined at the interface between the tissue of the patient and the drape. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 30, 34, 35)
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20. A method for determining a fluid leak of a reduced pressure delivery system at an interface between a tissue of a patient and a drape of the reduced pressure delivery system, said method comprising:
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determining that a fluid leak at the interface between a tissue site of the patient and the drape, an audible sound having an ON state and an OFF state, and being variable in the ON state; listening to the audible sound generated in response to sensing a fluid parameter indicating the fluid leak at the interface; applying force to a first region of the drape; listening for a change in the audible sound generated while in the ON state in response to the fluid parameter changing in response to applying the force to the first region of the drape, the generated audible sound indicating when the fluid leak increases or decreases; if the generated audible sound changes while in the ON state in response to applying the force to the first region of the drape, correcting the first region of the drape to reduce the fluid leak; otherwise, applying a force to a second region of the drape; listening for a change in the generated audible sound while in the ON state in response to the fluid parameter changing in response to applying the force to the second region of the drape; and if the generated audible sound changes while in the ON state in response to applying the force to the second region of the drape, then correcting the second region of the drape to reduce the fluid leak. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 31, 36, 37)
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