Patent
Systems and methods for measuring and tracking wound volume
| العنوان: | Systems and methods for measuring and tracking wound volume |
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| Patent Number: | 12011,532 |
| تاريخ النشر: | June 18, 2024 |
| Appl. No: | 17/759502 |
| Application Filed: | January 21, 2021 |
| مستخلص: | A negative pressure wound therapy system can include a negative pressure source configured to provide, via a fluid flow path, negative pressure to a wound covered by a wound dressing. The system can include a controller. The controller can be configured to periodically activate the negative pressure source to maintain negative pressure in the fluid flow path between a low negative pressure setpoint and a high negative pressure setpoint. The controller can be configured to determine a change in a volume of the wound based on a difference between a first time and a second time at which the high negative pressure setpoint has been established in the fluid flow path, the second time being subsequent to the first time. The controller can be configured to provide indication of the change in the volume of the wound. |
| Inventors: | T. J. Smith and Nephew, Limited (Hull, GB) |
| Assignees: | T. J. Smith and Nephew, Limited (Hull, GB) |
| Claim: | 1. A negative pressure wound therapy apparatus comprising: a negative pressure source configured to be fluidically connected by a fluid flow path to a wound covered by a wound dressing, the negative pressure source further configured to provide negative pressure to the wound via the fluid flow path; and a controller configured to: periodically activate the negative pressure source to maintain negative pressure in the fluid flow path between a low negative pressure setpoint and a high negative pressure setpoint, the high negative pressure setpoint associated with higher level of negative pressure than the low negative pressure setpoint; determine a change in a volume of the wound based on a time duration between a first time at which the high negative pressure setpoint has been established and a second time at which the high negative pressure setpoint has been reestablished in the fluid flow path, the second time being subsequent to the first time; and provide indication of the change in the volume of the wound. |
| Claim: | 2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to determine the change in the volume of the wound based on a difference between the first time and the second time divided by the second time. |
| Claim: | 3. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a pressure sensor configured to measure pressure in the fluid flow path, wherein the controller is further configured to deactivate the negative pressure source in response to a determination that negative pressure in the fluid flow path measured by the pressure sensor satisfies the high negative pressure setpoint. |
| Claim: | 4. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a pressure sensor configured to measure pressure in the fluid flow path, wherein the controller is further configured to activate the negative pressure source in response to a determination that negative pressure in the fluid flow path measured by the pressure sensor satisfies the low negative pressure setpoint. |
| Claim: | 5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to: monitor the change in the volume of the wound over a duration of time; and provide indication of progress of healing of the wound based on the monitored change in the volume of the wound. |
| Claim: | 6. A negative pressure wound therapy apparatus comprising: a negative pressure source configured to be fluidically connected by a fluid flow path to a wound covered by a wound dressing, the negative pressure source further configured to provide negative pressure to the wound via the fluid flow path; a pressure sensor configured to measure pressure in the fluid flow path; and a controller configured to: determine a volume of the wound based on a first plurality of negative pressure readings in the fluid flow path measured by the pressure sensor at a first plurality of times and a rate of flow of fluid in the fluid flow path, wherein the first plurality of negative pressure readings comprises first and second negative pressure readings taken by the pressure sensor, respectively, at first and second times, the second time being subsequent to the first time, and wherein the second negative pressure reading corresponds to pressure that is more negative than the first negative pressure reading; and provide indication of the volume of the wound. |
| Claim: | 7. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the controller is further configured to: monitor change in the volume of the wound over a duration of time; and provide indication of progress of healing of the wound based on the monitored change in the volume of the wound. |
| Claim: | 8. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the controller is configured to determine the volume of the wound based on a product of the rate of flow of fluid in the fluid flow path and a difference between the second and first times divided by a difference between the second and first negative pressure readings. |
| Claim: | 9. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the product is scaled by at least one of an ambient temperature or gas constant. |
| Claim: | 10. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the controller is further configured to: determine a leak rate in the fluid flow path; and determine the volume of the wound based on the first plurality of negative pressure readings in the fluid flow path measured at the first plurality of times and an adjusted rate of flow of fluid in the fluid flow path, the adjusted rate of flow of fluid in the fluid flow path determined based on subtracting the leak rate from the rate of flow of fluid in the fluid flow path. |
| Claim: | 11. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the controller is configured to: determine the leak rate in the fluid flow path based on the volume of the wound and a second plurality of negative pressure readings in the fluid flow path measured at a second plurality of times, the second plurality of negative pressure readings including third and fourth negative pressure readings taken, respectively, at third and fourth times, the fourth time being subsequent to the third time, and wherein the fourth negative pressure reading corresponds to pressure that is more positive than the third negative pressure reading. |
| Claim: | 12. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the controller is configured to determine the leak rate based on a product of the volume of the wound and a difference between the fourth and third negative pressure readings divided by a difference between the fourth and third times. |
| Claim: | 13. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the difference between the fourth and third times is scaled by at least one of an ambient temperature or gas constant. |
| Claim: | 14. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to determine the change in the volume of the wound without determining a rate of leak in the fluid flow path. |
| Claim: | 15. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the controller is configured to determine the volume of the wound without determining a rate of leak in the fluid flow path. |
| Claim: | 16. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the fluid flow path is configured to not include any openings configured to admit fluid into the fluid flow path at a controlled leak rate. |
| Claim: | 17. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the controller is further configured to: determine a first leak rate in the fluid flow path based on the volume of the wound; determine a second leak rate in the fluid flow path using a flow meter or based on a level of activity of the negative pressure source; and verify that the volume of wound has been accurately determined based on a determination that the first leak rate matches the second leak rate. |
| Claim: | 18. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the controller is further configured to: determine a leak rate in the fluid flow path based on the volume of the wound; and verify that the volume of wound has been accurately determined based on a determination that first leak rate matches a known leak rate in the fluid flow path. |
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| Primary Examiner: | Mensh, Andrew J |
| Attorney, Agent or Firm: | Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP |
| رقم الانضمام: | edspgr.12011532 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | USPTO Patent Grants |
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