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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2021
Smith & Nephew Plc, Watford, GB;
Ben Alan Askem, Leeds, GB;
Victoria Beadle, Hull, GB;
John Philip Gowans, Hessle, GB;
Mark Hesketh, Royston, GB;
Allan Kenneth Frazer Grugeon Hunt, Beverley, GB;
William Kelbie, Inverness, GB;
Damyn Musgrave, Cottenham, GB;
Joseph William Robinson, Papworth Everard, GB;
Smith & Nephew PLC, Watford, GB;
Abstract
Embodiments of negative pressure wound therapy systems and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a wound dressing, negative pressure source, user interface, sensor, and control circuitry. The user interface can receive an activation input. The sensor can detect whether the wound dressing is positioned over a wound. The control circuitry can cause supply of negative pressure in response to receipt of the activation input and a determination that the sensor detects that the wound dressing is positioned over the wound. In addition, the control circuitry can prevent supply of negative pressure in response to a determination that the sensor does not detect that the wound dressing is positioned over the wound.