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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2020
Applicant:
Smith & Nephew Plc, Watford, GB;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Smith & Nephew PLC, Watford, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/0027 (2014.02); A61M 1/0031 (2013.01); A61M 1/0088 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3331 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3344 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3382 (2013.01); A61M 2209/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus are disclosed for determining status of a canister of a topical negative pressure (TNP) system. The method includes the steps of monitoring pressure provided by a pump element of the TNP system, determining at least one characteristic associated with the monitored pressure and determining status of at least one parameter associated with a canister of the TNP system responsive to the determined characteristics.