A system for managing reduced pressure at a plurality of tissue sites undergoing reduced pressure treatment on a patient, the system comprising: a reduced-pressure source for providing reduced pressure; characterized by a first plurality of reduced-pressure delivery conduits fluidly coupled to the reduced-pressure source, each reduced-pressure delivery conduit of the first plurality of reduced-pressure delivery conduits having a first end and a second end, and wherein the second end has a first pressure-management connector; a second plurality of reduced-pressure delivery conduits each having a first end and a second end, and wherein the first end has a second pressure-management connector; a plurality of reduced-pressure dressings coupled to the second plurality of reduced-pressure delivery conduits in a one-to-one fashion; wherein the first pressure management connectors of the first plurality of reduced-pressure conduits are coupled to the second pressure-management connectors of the second plurality of reduced-pressure conduits in a one-to-one fashion, and wherein the first pressure management connectors and second pressure-management connectors couple to form a plurality of pressure management devices; wherein each reduced-pressure dressing has one of the second reduced-pressure delivery conduits associated with the reduced-pressure dressing; and wherein each pressure management device of the plurality of pressure management devices comprises: a controller, a power unit electrically coupled to the controller for providing power to the controller, a force transducer associated with a sensing conduit of the first plurality of reduced-pressure conduits and electrically coupled to the controller for determining if a reduced-pressure threshold exists at a tissue site associated with the sensing conduit, and an indicator (160, 162) coupled to the controller for indicating when insufficient pressure exists at the associated sensing conduit. a reduced-pressure source for providing reduced pressure; characterized by a first plurality of reduced-pressure delivery conduits fluidly coupled to the reduced-pressure source, each reduced-pressure delivery conduit of the first plurality of reduced-pressure delivery conduits having a first end and a second end, and wherein the second end has a first pressure-management connector; a second plurality of reduced-pressure delivery conduits each having a first end and a second end, and wherein the first end has a second pressure-management connector; a plurality of reduced-pressure dressings coupled to the second plurality of reduced-pressure delivery conduits in a one-to-one fashion; wherein the first pressure management connectors of the first plurality of reduced-pressure conduits are coupled to the second pressure-management connectors of the second plurality of reduced-pressure conduits in a one-to-one fashion, and wherein the first pressure management connectors and second pressure-management connectors couple to form a plurality of pressure management devices; wherein each reduced-pressure dressing has one of the second reduced-pressure delivery conduits associated with the reduced-pressure dressing; and wherein each pressure management device of the plurality of pressure management devices comprises: a controller, a power unit electrically coupled to the controller for providing power to the controller, a force transducer associated with a sensing conduit of the first plurality of reduced-pressure conduits and electrically coupled to the controller for determining if a reduced-pressure threshold exists at a tissue site associated with the sensing conduit, and an indicator (160, 162) coupled to the controller for indicating when insufficient pressure exists at the associated sensing conduit. a controller, a power unit electrically coupled to the controller for providing power to the controller, a force transducer associated with a sensing conduit of the first plurality of reduced-pressure conduits and electrically coupled to the controller for determining if a reduced-pressure threshold exists at a tissue site associated with the sensing conduit, and an indicator (160, 162) coupled to the controller for indicating when insufficient pressure exists at the associated sensing conduit.