Patent ID: 11878104
Assignee: CONVATEC LIMITED
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 15:
16. A control system for controlling operation of a pressure gradient wound therapy apparatus comprising a wound dressing for pressure gradient wound therapy, the wound dressing comprising: an adhesive layer comprising an adhesive region for providing a seal between the wound dressing and a periphery of a wound site; wherein the adhesive layer further comprises one or more sensors embedded within the adhesive region about the periphery of the wound dressing, configured to monitor one or more conditions indicative of a hermeticity of the seal between the wound dressing and the periphery of the wound site; and a pump assembly for providing a source of positive or negative pressure to the wound dressing, in use; the control system comprising one or more controllers, and being configured to:
receive an input signal from at least one sensor of the wound dressing indicative of the monitored one or more conditions;
output a control signal for controlling operation of the pressure gradient wound therapy apparatus in dependence on the one or more conditions; and
determine a hermeticity of the seal between the wound dressing and the periphery of the wound site in dependence on the one or more conditions.