Reduced pressure therapy device operation and authorization monitoring

US11315681B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. · US

Inventors

• Edward Armstrong · Palm Harbor, US
• Carrie Lee Childress · Dallas, US
• Tim Warren Dana · Sanford, US
• William W. Gregory · Gainesville, US
• William Joseph Jaecklein · St. Petersburg, US
• Michael B. Mosholder · Palm Harbor, US
• Felix Clarence Quintanar · Hull, GB

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 23, 2015
• Grant date: Apr 26, 2022
• Expiry date: Jul 1, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G16H20/40
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Embodiments of a negative pressure wound therapy systems and methods for operating the systems are disclosed. In some embodiments, a system includes a pump assembly, canister, and a wound dressing configured to be positioned over a wound. The pump assembly, canister, and the wound dressing can be fluidically connected to facilitate delivery of negative pressure to a wound. The pump assembly can be configured to communicate data to a remote computer. The data can include location information, usage information, therapy information, and the like. Remote management and tracking of the pump assembly can be performed.