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

Claim 0:
1. A wound dressing for pressure gradient wound therapy, the wound dressing comprising:
a dressing body configured to absorb exudate from a wound site; and
an adhesive layer comprising an adhesive region for providing a seal between the wound dressing and a periphery of the wound site, the adhesive layer surrounding a periphery of the dressing body;
wherein the adhesive layer further comprises a plurality of sensors associated with the adhesive region, 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;
wherein the plurality of sensors are distributed about the periphery of the dressing body; and
wherein each of the plurality of sensors are embedded within the adhesive region and configured to identify a pressure associated with the seal between the adhesive region and the periphery of the wound site for each of the plurality of sensors.