Abstract: Devices and methods for remotely monitoring and treating wounds or wound infections are disclosed. A device can include a multi-layered, flexible substrate having a dressing layer positioned on a wound side of the substrate, and a flexible printed circuit board layer positioned on an electronics side of the substrate that is opposite the wound side of the dressing layer. A plurality of electrodes can be electrically coupled to the flexible printed circuit board. A plurality of temperature sensors can be electrically coupled to the flexible printed circuit board. Systems including the described devices are also disclosed.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 23, 2019
Date of Patent:
July 26, 2022
Assignees:
United States Government as Represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs, Case Western Reserve University
Inventors:
Maria Gustin Bergström, Karin Östan, Angelica Andresen, Linda Östlund, Sandra Tillman, Anita Haraldsson-Hedbratt, Lena Jacobsson, Patrick Rodzewicz, Sofia Hermansson