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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2017
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Paul Aceto, Providence, RI (US);
Kealoha Young Deutch, Odessa, FL (US);
Joseph Gordon, Mansfield, MA (US);
Luke Hagan, Seattle, WA (US);
William Joseph Jaecklein, Saint Petersburg, FL (US);
Bill Kane, Sutton, MA (US);
Dino Kasvikis, Mansfield, MA (US);
Corey Libby, Sutton, MA (US);
Jacob A. Marks, Providence, RI (US);
Michael Salame, Providence, RI (US);
Jared Schneider, Cranston, RI (US);
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Abstract
Leak location devices and methods of using leak location devices that can be used in conjunction with negative pressure wound therapy systems are disclosed. In some embodiments, a leak location device can include a microphone for detecting sound pressure produced by a leak. Detected sound pressure can be compared to a threshold, which can correspond to background or ambient sound pressure. Background or ambient sound pressure can correspond to sound produced by a negative pressure source. The leak detection device can include a display configured to visually depict the detected sound, and a light source which creates a visual depiction of the coverage angle of the microphone.