Detecting microbial infections in wounds

US11723808B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• CONVATEC TECHNOLOGIES INC. · US
• SYNOVO GMBH · DE
• QUALIZYME DIAGNOSTICS GMBH AND CO KG · AT

Inventors

• Michael Burnet · Bingen, DE
• Philip Bowler · Grafton, GB
• Sarah Wroe · Flint, GB
• Jade Steven · Ellesmere Port, GB
• Daniel Gary Metcalf · Flint, GB
• David Parsons · Flint, GB
• Lucy Ballamy · Flint, GB
• Andrea Heinzle · Gratwein-Straßengel, AT
• Eva Sigi · Sankt Barbara im Mürztal, AT
• Daniel Luschnig · Graz, AT
• Clemens Gamerith · Graz, AT

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 9, 2021
• Grant date: Aug 15, 2023
• Expiry date: Jan 25, 2042

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C12Q1/37
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Provided herein are microbial infection indicator devices, including dressing with indicators, standalone indicator inserts or disks that can be freely placed at a wound site or dressing, and applications thereof for displaying a visible or detectable signal to a user upon detection of an analyte or biomarker indicative of an infection, such as a color change.