The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2019
Hill-rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
David Lance Ribble, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Craig Meyerson, Syracuse, NY (US);
Henry J. Smith, Auburn, NY (US);
Kirsten Emmons, Batesville, IN (US);
Yongji Fu, Harrison, OH (US);
David E. Quinn, Auburn, NY (US);
Frank E. Sauser, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Hill-Rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
Abstract
A system for detecting potential for infection includes a wound dressing and an electronics component. The wound dressing includes a temperature sensing layer and a cover layer comprising a substrate and a backing layer. The electronics component includes a power source, an electronic control unit (ECU), and a communications interface positioned within a housing and removably coupled to the temperature sensing layer of the wound dressing. The electronics component is configured to receive a plurality of temperature readings from the temperature sensing layer, and provide an indication of potential infection of the wound based the plurality of temperature readings. In various embodiments, each of the plurality of temperature readings corresponds to a temperature of an area around a wound. Methods for preventing infections using the system are also described.