Coloplast A/s

Bristol-myers Squibb Compnay

Gradco Japan Ltd.

P. Ellegaard A/s

Niels Hvid

Jais Ask Hansen

Lars Erup Larsen

Finn Speiermann

Klaus Thoegersen

Lars Molzen

Dan Boegsted Andersen

Peter Flintholm Soerensen

Daniel Gewecke Daugaard-Jensen

Richard Morgan Hickmott

Niels Kristian Mäkinen Andersen

Henrik Bay

Stephanie Knoedler

Mads Hindhede Svanegaard

Rasmus Nielsen

Niels Erik Holm

Hans Falleboe

David Ward

Torben Holst Nielsen

Luigi Ravasio

Jais A S K Hansen

Isak Frostaa

Daniel Gewecke Daugaard-jensen

Lisbeth Grenaae Jeppesen

Henning Igwebuike

Peter M Coombs

Jeffrey Norman Schoess

Raymond A Carr

Kent Hoeier Nielsen

Erik Lund Jepsen

Glenn A Jorgensen

Christopher Alan Taylor

Matthew Allen Mueggenberg

Kristoffer Zeuthen

Allan Garbasch

Jonas Emborg

Martin Nielsen

Jesper Jo Slashedrgensen

Louis Andersen

Jakob Duus Dolriis

David Cianciolo

Martin Lindemann

Mads Kogsgaard Hansen

Frederik Hjejl Resen Golbæk Steenstrup

Søren F Pedersen

Jesper Ellegaard

Ian James Rowe

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 method for operating an accessory device to guide the placement of an ostomy appliance on a user having a stoma. The method can include capturing an image or a sequence of images of the user applying the ostomy appliance to the user's body, processing the captured image or sequence of images, including: identifying a location of the stoma in one or more of the captured image or sequence of images, identifying a location of the ostomy appliance in one or more of the captured image or sequence of images, and generating location indicia representative of the location of the ostomy appliance with respect to the stoma in one or more of the captured image or sequence of images. A visual display including the location indicia associated with one or more of the captured image or sequence of images can be provided.

Tools and methods for placing an ostomy appliance on a user

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

A connector is disclosed that attaches an irrigation catheter to tubing of an anal or stomal irrigation system. The connector has a housing, a pressure control device retained within the housing, and a restriction element. The pressure control device has an inlet channel on a distal side of the pressure control device communicating along an irrigation flow path with an outlet channel on a proximal side of the pressure control device, and a secondary outlet located between the inlet channel and the outlet channel and in communication with the irrigation flow path. The restriction element is inserted into the secondary outlet.

Connector adapted to attach an irrigation catheter to tubing of an anal or stomal irrigation system

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

Disclosed is a base plate () for an ostomy appliance (), a monitor device () for connecting to the base plate, and an ostomy pouch () for the ostomy appliance. The base plate comprising: a top layer (); a first adhesive layer (); an electrode assembly () comprising a plurality of electrodes; and a monitor interface () configured for connecting the base plate to a monitor device. The base plate comprises a flexible element () being bendable and/or twistable between a first flexible element end and a second flexible element end, and wherein the monitor interface comprises a coupling part positioned at the first flexible element end.

Base plate having a mechanical and electrical connector

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 monitor device and a base plate and an ostomy system comprising a monitor device and a base plate is disclosed. The base plate comprising: a top layer; an electrode assembly; and a monitor interface configured for connecting the base plate to a monitor device. An axial distance along an axial direction between a proximal facing edge of a coupling part and a contact surface on the distal side of the top layer is a first axial distance. The first axial distance being less than a second axial distance between a distal facing edge of the monitor device and a proximal facing side of the monitor device, such that upon connecting the base plate to the monitor device the proximal facing side of the monitor device contacts the contact surface to force a first connection parts to contact a first terminal element.

Ostomy appliance having an electrical connector

A base plate for an ostomy system includes a monitor interface having a plurality of terminals for electrical coupling of a monitor device to the base plate and a coupling part to attach the base plate to the monitor device.

Ostomy system base plate including electrical terminals and a coupling part attachable to a monitor device

The present disclosure provides a method, performed in an accessory device, for communicating the operating state of the ostomy appliance, which in turn enables a monitoring of the ostomy appliance at the accessory device. The accessory device comprises an interface configured to communicate with one or more devices of an ostomy system. The one or more devices comprise a monitor device, and/or an ostomy appliance configured to be placed on a skin surface of a user or on any additional seals. The method comprises obtaining monitor data from the one or more devices. The monitor data is indicative of a condition of the ostomy appliance. The method may comprise determining an operating state of the ostomy appliance based on the monitor data obtained. The operating state may be indicative of adhesive performance of the ostomy appliance. The method comprises communicating the operating state of the ostomy appliance via the interface.

Accessory devices of a medical system, and related methods for communicating operating state

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

A method for inflating an inflatable balloon of a catheter for a bowel irrigation system includes initiating an inflation process in response to inputs provided by a user including inflating the inflatable balloon with a predefined volume of the liquid, assessing a static pressure inside the inflatable balloon, generating an output from the processor based on the static pressure, and controlling a feedback loop based on a difference between two consecutively assessed static pressures.

Inflation of balloon in bowel irrigation system

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