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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:
Oct. 29, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2023
Applicant:
Smith & Nephew Plc, Watford, GB;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Smith & Nephew PLC, Watford, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/00 (2006.01); B29C 65/48 (2006.01); H05K 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/80 (2021.05); A61M 1/73 (2021.05); A61M 1/743 (2021.05); A61M 1/79 (2021.05); A61M 1/915 (2021.05); A61M 1/962 (2021.05); B29C 65/4845 (2013.01); H05K 1/0274 (2013.01); H05K 1/028 (2013.01); A61M 1/92 (2021.05); A61M 2205/3313 (2013.01); A61M 2205/6063 (2013.01); A61M 2205/70 (2013.01); A61M 2205/8206 (2013.01); A61M 2207/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are embodiments of a wound treatment apparatus with electronic components integrated within a wound dressing. In some embodiments, a wound dressing apparatus can comprise a wound dressing. The wound dressing can comprise an absorbent material, an electronics unit comprising a negative pressure source, the electronics unit integrated within the wound dressing and at least partially encapsulated by a flexible film. The electronics unit can include translucent or transparent components that allow light to travel through to reach adhesives or coatings on the electronic components that would otherwise be obscured.