Active hermeticity monitoring
US10791984B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 12, 2015 |
| Grant date | Oct 6, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 27, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2039/0267
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system for measuring and monitoring wound hermaticity of a patient is provided that includes one or more sensors for measuring parameters that correlate to a degree of wound hermaticity, where the one or more sensors are incorporated into the design of a percutaneous skin access device (PAD), a bone anchor, a wound dressing, or a bandage. The degree of wound hermaticity is related to impedance measurements performed on the patient's skin, via measurements of humidity in a vacuum line to the PAD or the bone anchor, or via measurements of local tissue oxygenation in the immediate vicinity of the PAD or the bone anchor interface with the patient's skin. The hermaticity measurement parameters are communicated by wired or wireless connection to a computing or a communication device for immediate or remote monitoring.
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