Patent ID: 11969538
Assignee: T.J.SMITH AND NEPHEW,LIMITED
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A system for providing therapy to a wound, the system comprising:
a pressure source configured to provide negative pressure to a wound dressing positioned over a wound;
one or more controllers configured to operate the pressure source and communicate with a first set of a plurality of electronic components and a second set of the plurality of electronic components;
a first battery configured to provide power to the first set of the plurality of electronic components; and
a second power source comprising a capacitor configured to store energy and further configured to provide power to the second set of the plurality of electronic components, wherein the second set of the plurality of electronic components operates using a greater amount of electric current than the first set of the plurality of electronic components,
wherein the first set of the plurality of electronic components does not receive power from the second power source and the second set of the plurality of electronic components does not receive power from the first battery during a first time interval, and
wherein the one or more controllers are configured to, responsive to a first condition, cause the first battery and the second power source to provide power to the first set of the plurality of electronic components during a second time interval.