Coloplast A/s

Cardlab Aps

Finn Speiermann

Jais Ask Hansen

Niels Hvid

Lars Erup Larsen

Klaus Thoegersen

Lars Molzen

Finn Nielsen

Dan Boegsted Andersen

Peter Flintholm Soerensen

Daniel Gewecke Daugaard-Jensen

Henning Igwebuike

Jeffrey Norman Schoess

Kent Hoeier Nielsen

Jeppe Malmberg

Christopher Alan Taylor

Matthew Allen Mueggenberg

Kamilla Grove Sund

Jonas Emborg

Daniel Gewecke Daugaard-jensen

Jais A S K Hansen

Jesper Kenneth Olsen

Data collection schemes for a wound dressing and related methods are disclosed. In an embodiment, a monitor device for a wound dressing system comprises a wound dressing. The wound dressing comprises an electrode assembly. The electrode assembly comprises a plurality of electrodes including a first set of first electrodes and a second set of second electrodes. The monitor device comprises: a processor, memory and a first interface. The first interface is connected to the processor and the memory. The first interface comprises a plurality of terminals including a first terminal and a second terminal and a data collector coupled to the first terminal and the second terminal. The first terminal is configured to form an electrical connection with a first primary electrode of the first set of first electrodes and the second terminal is configured to form an electrical connection with either a first secondary electrode of the first set of first electrodes or a second primary electrode of the second set of second electrodes. The data collector comprises a data collection controller and is configured to: collect data from the plurality of terminals according to a primary data collection scheme; and collect data from the plurality of terminals according to a secondary data collection scheme, wherein the primary data collection scheme is different from the secondary data collection scheme.

Data collection schemes for a wound dressing and related methods

Embodiments of a base plate and/or a sensor assembly part of an ostomy appliance including selective sensor points are disclosed. The base plate and/or the sensor assembly part comprises: a first adhesive layer and a plurality of electrodes located distally of the adhesive layer. The first adhesive layer comprises a stomal opening with a center point, a proximal surface configured to be attached to a skin surface of a user, and a plurality of sensor point openings arranged circumferentially around the center point at respective radial distances. The plurality of electrodes comprises a first leakage electrode and a second leakage electrode. A sensing part of the first leakage electrode aligns with a first sensor point opening of the plurality of sensor point openings. And, a sensing part of the second leakage electrode aligns with a second sensor point opening of the plurality of sensor point openings to form a leak sensor.

Ostomy appliance with selective sensor points and related methods

A Wound Moisture and Assessment System includes a flexible coupon containing one or more electrochemical moisture sensors for measuring a moisture profile of a wound. The coupon is activated by a wireless RF scanner that provides power to the coupon for taking moisture measurements, receives the moisture measurements therefrom, and transmits the measurements to a computing device. The moisture measurements can be represented as a wound moisture map that allows a patient or caregiver to assess the health and healing progress of a wound such as an ulcer.

Moisture assessment system for wound care

The present disclosure provides a method, performed in an accessory device, for communicating a leakage state of an ostomy appliance, wherein the accessory device comprises an interface configured to communicate with one or more devices of an ostomy system, the one or more devices comprising a monitor device, and/or the ostomy appliance configured to be placed on a skin surface of a user. The method comprises obtaining monitor data from the one or more devices, the monitor data being indicative of presence of fluid at a proximal side of a first adhesive layer of the ostomy appliance towards the skin surface; determining a leakage state at the proximal side of the first adhesive layer of the ostomy appliance based on the monitor data, and communicating the leakage state of the ostomy appliance via the interface.

Accessory devices of an ostomy system, and related methods for communicating leakage state

The monitor device includes a processor; memory; a first interface connected to the processor and the memory, the first interface configured for connecting to an ostomy appliance; and a second interface including a transceiver connected to the processor for transmitting monitor data according to a transmission scheme. The second interface is configured for connecting to one or more accessory devices. The processor includes a transmission controller configured to control the transmission scheme, wherein to control the transmission scheme includes applying a primary transmission scheme or a secondary transmission scheme different from the primary transmission scheme.

Data transmission schemes for a medical system, monitor device for a medical appliance and related methods

A base plate and/or a sensor assembly part for an ostomy appliance is disclosed, the base plate and/or the sensor assembly part comprising a first adhesive layer with a proximal side configured for attachment of the base plate and/or the sensor assembly part to the skin surface of a user, the first adhesive layer having a stomal opening with a center point; and a plurality of electrodes including a ground electrode, a first electrode, and a second electrode, the ground electrode comprising a ground connection part, the first electrode comprising a first connection part, and the second electrode comprising a second connection part; wherein the ground electrode forms a ground for the first electrode and the second electrode.

Base plate and a sensor assembly part for an ostomy appliance

A monitor device for an ostomy system comprising an ostomy appliance with a base plate and a method of monitoring an ostomy appliance is disclosed. The monitor device comprises a processor configured to apply a processing scheme; memory; a first interface connected to the processor and the memory, the first interface configured for collecting ostomy data from the base plate coupled to the first interface; and a second interface connected to the processor, wherein to apply a processing scheme comprises: obtain first parameter data, second parameter data, and third parameter data based on the ostomy data; and determine an operating state of the base plate of the ostomy appliance based on the first parameter data, the second parameter data and the third parameter data, wherein the operating state is indicative of a degree of radial erosion of the base plate and/or acute leakage risk for the ostomy appliance, wherein the monitor device is configured to, in accordance with a determination that the operating state is a first operating state, transmit a first monitor signal comprising monitor data indicative of the first operating state of the base plate via the second interface; and in accordance with a determination that the operating state is a second operating state, transmit a second monitor signal comprising monitor data indicative of the second operating state of the base plate via the second interface.

Ostomy appliance system, monitor device, and method of monitoring an ostomy appliance

A wound dressing is disclosed. A wound dressing comprises a first adhesive layer, an electrode assembly, a monitor interface and a multiplexer. The first adhesive layer comprises a proximal surface configured for attachment of the wound dressing to a skin surface of a user. The electrode assembly comprises a plurality of electrodes including a first set of first electrodes. The monitor interface is configured to form a mechanical and electrical connection with a monitor device. The monitor interface comprises a coupling part and a plurality of terminals including a first terminal. The multiplexer comprises a number of N input pins and a number of M output pins. The N input pins include a first set of first input pins for connection to first electrodes of the first set of first electrodes, the first set of first pins including a first primary input pin and a first secondary input pin, and the M output pins include a first output pin. The first primary input pin is connected to a first primary electrode of the first set of first electrodes and the first secondary input pin is connected to a first secondary electrode of the first set of first electrodes, and the first output pin is connected to the first terminal of the monitor interface. The multiplexer is configured to connect the first primary input pin to the first output pin in a first multiplexer configuration and to connect the first secondary input pin to the first output pin in a second multiplexer configuration.

Wound dressing with electrode multiplexing and related methods

A method of monitoring performance of an ostomy device includes monitoring moisture information with a monitor device attachable to a sensor and transferring the moisture information from the monitor device to an accessory device.

Method of monitoring performance of an ostomy device with a monitor device attachable to both an ostomy appliance and an accessory device

Monitor device of a personal care system, devices of a personal care system and related methods are disclosed. The monitor device comprises a processor; a memory connected to the processor; a first interface connected to the processor, the first interface configured for connecting the monitor device to the personal care appliance; and a second interface comprising a transceiver module connected to the processor and configured for connecting the monitor device to the one or more accessory devices of the personal care system, wherein the monitor device is configured to establish a connection between the monitor device and at least one of the one or more accessory devices; determine whether a primary storing criterion based on a quality of the connection is satisfied; and in accordance with a determination that the primary storing criterion is satisfied, store primary monitor data in the memory according to a primary storing scheme.

Personal care system with monitor device and related methods

Disclosed is a method of operating a monitor device and an associated monitor device of an ostomy system including an ostomy appliance having an electrode assembly comprising a plurality of electrodes including a first electrode pair, the method comprising: obtaining one or more parameters including obtaining a first parameter of a first terminal pair connected to the first electrode pair of the electrode assembly; determining if one or more operability criteria are satisfied based on the one or more parameters including determining if the first parameter satisfies first operability criteria indicative of operability of the first electrode pair of the electrode assembly.

Monitor device of an ostomy system and associated method for operating a monitor device

The disclosed is an ostomy system configured to detect a leakage of output between abase plate and/or a sensor assembly part of the ostomy system and a surface of a subject and a method of detecting the leakage of output. The ostomy system including the base plate and/or the sensor assembly part and a monitor device, the base plate and/or the sensor assembly part comprising (i) a first adhesive layer having a distal surface, a proximal surface, and a first plurality of openings, and (ii) an electrode assembly comprising a plurality of electrodes and a masking element between the plurality of electrodes and the first adhesive layer, the masking element having a second plurality of openings aligned with the first plurality of openings of the first adhesive layer, each of the aligned first and second plurality of openings exposes a portion of one of the plurality of electrodes to define one of a plurality of sensor points, the monitor device electrically coupled to the plurality of electrodes of the base plate and/or the sensor assembly part.

Base plate and sensor assembly of an ostomy system having a leakage sensor

A monitor device () for a wound dressing system the device comprising a processor; a memory; a first interface connected to the processor and the memory, configured for collecting wound data from a wound dressing (), the wound data comprising wound data from different sensor points of the wound dressing; and a second interface. The processor configured to: obtain parameter data based on the wound data; and determine an operating state of the wound dressing based on the parameter data, wherein the operating state is indicative of a degree of wetting of the wound dressing. The monitor device is configured to, in accordance with a determination that the operating state is a first operating state, transmit a first monitor signal comprising monitor data indicative of the first operating state via the second interface and, in accordance with a determination that the operating state is a second operating state, transmit a second monitor signal comprising monitor data indicative of the second operating state via the second interface.

Wound dressing system, monitor device and related methods

Data collection schemes for a wound dressing are disclosed. In an embodiment, a monitor device for a wound dressing system comprises a wound dressing. The wound dressing comprises an electrode assembly, which comprises a plurality of electrodes including a first set of first electrodes and a second set of second electrodes. The monitor device comprises: a processor, memory and a first interface, which comprises a plurality of terminals including a first terminal and a second terminal, and a data collector coupled to the first terminal and the second terminal. The data collector comprises a data collection controller and is configured to: collect data from the plurality of terminals according to a primary data collection scheme; and collect data from the plurality of terminals according to a secondary data collection scheme, wherein the primary data collection scheme is different from the secondary data collection scheme.

Wound dressing system and method with data collection based on environmental factor of geographic location

A method and an accessory device for an ostomy system comprising a monitor device and an ostomy appliance, the ostomy appliance comprising a base plate is disclosed. The accessory device comprises a memory; a processor; and an interface coupled to the processor and configured to communicate with the monitor device, wherein the interface comprises a display and is configured to obtain monitor data from the monitor device coupled to the ostomy appliance, the monitor data comprising sensor data and one or more of ostomy data obtained from electrodes of the base plate, and parameter data based on ostomy data obtained from electrodes of the base plate, the sensor data obtained from one or more sensors in the monitor device, wherein the processor is configured to determine an operating state of the base plate based on the sensor data and one or more of ostomy data and parameter data based on ostomy data; and display, on the display, a first user interface comprising a first user interface object representing the operating state of the base plate.

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