Patent ID: 11896465
Assignee: SMITH & NEPHEW PLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus for applying negative pressure to a wound, the apparatus comprising:
a wound dressing configured to be placed over a wound of a patient;
a negative pressure source configured to provide negative pressure to the wound via a fluid flow path connecting the negative pressure source to the wound dressing;
a user interface configured to receive an activation input;
a first sensor integrated with the wound dressing, the first sensor configured to detect whether the wound dressing is positioned over the wound; and
a control circuitry electrically coupled to the user interface and the first sensor, the control circuitry programmed to:
cause supply of negative pressure with the negative pressure source in response to receipt of the activation input by the user interface and a determination that the first sensor detects that the wound dressing is positioned over the wound, and
prevent supply of negative pressure with the negative pressure source in response to a determination that the first sensor does not detect that the wound dressing is positioned over the wound.