System and method for using micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) to heal wounds
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1. A reduced pressure delivery system for treating a tissue site of a patient, comprising:
- electromechanical components configured to apply a treatment to the tissue site of the patient;
a processing unit in communication with said electromechanical components and configured to cause said electromechanical components to activate to apply or alter the treatment to the tissue site;
at least one conduit configured to deliver the treatment to the tissue site; and
a micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) device including an integration of its components on a common substrate, and configured to sense one or more characteristics of exudate fluid from the tissue site, and further configured to communicate data indicative of the sensed one or more exudate fluid characteristics, said processing unit configured to receive the data from said MEMS device and cause said electromechanical components to apply the treatment to the tissue site of the patient via said at least one conduit.
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Abstract
A system and method for treating a tissue site of a patient may include sensing one or more characteristics of exudate fluid of a tissue site of a patient. A level of the sensed one or more characteristics of the exudate fluid may be measured, and, in response to the measured at least one characteristic level, treatment may be applied or altered to the tissue site.
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1. A reduced pressure delivery system for treating a tissue site of a patient, comprising:
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electromechanical components configured to apply a treatment to the tissue site of the patient; a processing unit in communication with said electromechanical components and configured to cause said electromechanical components to activate to apply or alter the treatment to the tissue site; at least one conduit configured to deliver the treatment to the tissue site; and a micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) device including an integration of its components on a common substrate, and configured to sense one or more characteristics of exudate fluid from the tissue site, and further configured to communicate data indicative of the sensed one or more exudate fluid characteristics, said processing unit configured to receive the data from said MEMS device and cause said electromechanical components to apply the treatment to the tissue site of the patient via said at least one conduit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13)
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11. A reduced pressure therapy system for drawing exudate fluid from tissue of a patient and treating the tissue, said reduced pressure therapy system comprising:
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a dressing in fluid communication with the tissue for delivering a vacuum and the treatment fluid to the tissue; at least one conduit having one end in fluid communication with said dressing for delivering the vacuum and the treatment fluid thereto; an actuating device connected to the other end of said at least one conduit for providing the vacuum thereto in a first state and the treatment fluid thereto in a second state in response to a delivery signal; a processing unit in electrical communication with said actuating device to cause the vacuum to be applied or altered during the first state and a delivery signal to be applied or altered to said actuating device during the second state in response to a predetermined therapy for treating the tissue; and a MEMS device including an integration of its components on a common substrate, and in fluid communication with the tissue to sense characteristics of the exudate fluid and to generate characteristic data related to the characteristics of the exudate fluid, and in electrical communication with said processing device for transmitting the characteristic data thereto, said processing device applying or altering the delivery signal to said actuating device in response to an analysis of the characteristic data according to the predetermined therapy. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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