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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2020
Applicant:
Hill-rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
Inventors:
Philippe Kaikenger, Pluvigner, FR;
Michael Churilla, Harrison, OH (US);
Frank E. Sauser, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Charles A. Lachenbruch, Batesville, IN (US);
Assignee:
Hill-Rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/447 (2013.01); A61B 5/0004 (2013.01); A61B 5/6811 (2013.01); A61B 5/746 (2013.01); A61B 2562/0261 (2013.01); A61B 2562/04 (2013.01); A61B 2562/164 (2013.01); A61B 2562/168 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for detecting pressure sores includes an artificial skin configured to be coupled to a patient's skin. The artificial skin includes a substrate and a strain sensor configured to detect deformation of the substrate. A transmitter is configured to transmit signals indicative of the deformation of the substrate. A control system is configured to receive the signals from the transmitter. The control system includes a timer to track a period of time that the substrate is deformed.