Title:
APPARATUSES AND SYSTEMS FOR MONITORING WOUND CLOSURE AND DELIVERING LOCAL TREATMENT AGENTS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2019/136559
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
Systems and methods for monitoring wound closure are described herein. The systems include a dressing for applying to a wound. The dressing includes an elasticized membrane having a first side and a second side and a reference object disposed on the first side. The elasticized membrane is movable between a relaxed state where the reference object has a first configuration and a stretched state where the reference object has a second configuration, the second configuration corresponding to an amount of swelling of an area of skin around the wound. The systems also include a camera for capturing an image of the reference object in the second configuration and a processor for comparing the image to a stored image of the reference object in the first configuration and determining a degree of swelling of the area of skin around the wound based on the comparison.
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Inventors:
GROSS MICHAEL (CA)
Application Number:
PCT/CA2019/050032
Publication Date:
July 18, 2019
Filing Date:
January 09, 2019
Export Citation:
Assignee:
GROSS MICHAEL (CA)
International Classes:
A61F13/02; A61B5/00; A61B5/01; A61K9/00; A61M35/00; A61P17/16; A61P29/00; G16H50/20
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2017121435A1 | 2017-07-20 |
Foreign References:
| US20150154451A1 | 2015-06-04 | |||
| US3613679A | 1971-10-19 | |||
| US20130335545A1 | 2013-12-19 | |||
| US20160331461A1 | 2016-11-17 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 3731792A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
BERESKIN & PARR LLP/S.E.N.C.R.L., S.R.L. (CA)
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