Appurtenances for reporting information regarding wound dressings
US10158928B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 12, 2012 |
| Grant date | Dec 18, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 3, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04Q2209/82
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Appurtenances to wound dressings are described, which include: a substrate configured to mechanically or chemically attach to a wound dressing; a transmission unit attached to a surface of the substrate, the transmission unit including circuitry and at least one antenna, the transmission unit configured to transmit a signal; and a projection operably attached to the transmission unit, the projection of a size and shape to extend into an interior region of the wound dressing and configured to sample a fluid associated with a wound.
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