Patent ID: 11896464
Assignee: KCI LICENSING INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 11:
12. A method, comprising:
receiving an indication of a displacement in a first direction of a wound dressing for a wound of a patient from a first electro-active polymer (EAP) sensor;
receiving an indication of a displacement in a second direction of a wound dressing from a second EAP sensor, the second direction perpendicular to the first direction, the first EAP sensor extending along a first length of the wound dressing along the first direction and the second EAP sensor extending along a second length of the wound dressing along the second direction that is greater than the first length, the first EAP sensor and the second EAP sensor configured to output the indication based on a change in capacitance of the first EAP sensor and the second EAP sensor corresponding to the displacement in the first direction and the displacement in the second direction;
calculating a therapy parameter including at least an appositional force of the wound dressing corresponding to the indication of the displacement in the first direction and a longitudinal movement of the wound dressing corresponding to the indication of displacement in the second direction; and
outputting the therapy parameter.