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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2018
Smith & Nephew Plc, Watford, GB;
Philip Gowans, Doncaster, GB;
Edward Yerbury Hartwell, Hull, GB;
Allan Kenneth Frazer Grugeon Hunt, Beverley, GB;
Lee Ian Partington, Hessle, GB;
Marcus Damian Phillips, Wakefield, GB;
Felix Clarence Quintanar, Hull, GB;
Daniel Lee Steward, Kingston upon Hull, GB;
Charlotte Urwin, Hull, GB;
Amy Nicole Wheldrake, Goole, GB;
Smith & Nephew PLC, Watford, GB;
Abstract
In some embodiments, a wound therapy apparatus includes a wound dressing configured to be positioned over a wound, the wound dressing including a substantially stretchable wound contact layer supporting a plurality of electronic components and a plurality of electronic connections that connect at least some of the plurality of the electronic components. The wound contact layer can include a first plurality of flocked fibers positioned on a wound facing side of the wound contact layer, the first plurality of flocked fibers including soft material configured to cushion the wound contact layer when the wound dressing is positioned over the wound. The wound contact layer can include a second plurality of flocked fibers positioned on a non-wound facing side opposite the wound facing side.