Patent ID: 8795257
Filing Date: 2014-08-05
Classification: A61F,A61M,G08B

Abstract:
1. A system for treating a tissue site on a patient with reduced pressure, the system comprising: an absorbent layer adapted to be disposed at the tissue site to receive fluids from the tissue site in response to reduced pressure; a sealing member for covering the absorbent layer and a portion of an epidermis of the patient to form a seal; a reduced-pressure source adapted to be fluidly coupled to the absorbent layer for providing reduced pressure to the absorbent layer; a galvanic cell comprising a cathode and an anode attached to a base and spaced apart from each other on the base, the cathode and the anode adapted to contact the absorbent layer to form the galvanic cell; a load electrically coupled across the cathode and the anode to provide a signal when the absorbent layer contacts the cathode and the anode and becomes substantially saturated with fluids from the tissue site; and a monitoring unit electrically coupled to the load and adapted to receive the signal to provide an indication that the absorbent layer is saturated.