DORMANT TO ACTIVE APPURTENANCES FOR REPORTING INFORMATION REGARDING WOUND DRESSINGS

Appurtenances to wound dressings can include: a substrate configured to attach to a wound dressing; a fluid-activated voltaic cell attached to the substrate; a transmission unit attached to a surface of the substrate, the transmission unit including circuitry and at least one antenna, the transmissi...

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Main Authors DYKSTRA NICHOLAS, LEUTHARDT ERIC C, WOOD, JR. LOWELL L, DUESTERHOFT PAUL, KUIPER MARK K, HAWKINS DANIEL, HYDE RODERICK A, SCHUBERT ELIZABETH L, PETERSON NELS R, KARE JORDIN T, TEGREENE CLARENCE T
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LanguageEnglish
Published 17.10.2013
Subjects
DIAGNOSIS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
SURGERY
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Summary:Appurtenances to wound dressings can include: a substrate configured to attach to a wound dressing; a fluid-activated voltaic cell attached to the substrate; a transmission unit attached to a surface of the substrate, the transmission unit including circuitry and at least one antenna, the transmission unit configured to transmit a signal in response to current generated by the fluid-activated voltaic cell; and a projection operably attached to the fluid-activated voltaic cell, the projection of a size and shape to extend into an interior region of the wound dressing and configured to sample a fluid within the interior region of the wound dressing.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201213491677