Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Negative pressure dressing system with foot load monitoring
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Application No.: US16971175Application Date: 2019-02-19
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Publication No.: US11638554B2Publication Date: 2023-05-02
- Inventor: Edward Yerbury Hartwell , Allan Kenneth Frazer Grugeon Hunt , Felix Clarence Quintanar
- Applicant: T.J.Smith and Nephew,Limited
- Applicant Address: GB Hull
- Assignee: T.J.Smith and Nephew,Limited
- Current Assignee: T.J.Smith and Nephew,Limited
- Current Assignee Address: GB Hull
- Agency: Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP
- Priority: GB1802756 20180221,GB1802759 20180221,GB1802765 20180221,GB1802770 20180221
- International Application: PCT/EP2019/054091 WO 20190219
- International Announcement: WO2019/162272 WO 20190829
- Main IPC: A61B5/00
- IPC: A61B5/00 ; A61B5/11 ; A61F13/00 ; A61F13/06 ; A61M1/00

Abstract:
Embodiments of systems and methods for monitoring use of an orthopedic device are at least disclosed. In some embodiments, the system can include an orthopedic device, a housing, and a controller. The orthopedic device can provide support to a limb of an individual. The orthopedic device can include a magnet configured to generate a magnetic field. The housing can attach to the individual, and the housing can support a magnetometer configured to generate a signal responsive to the magnetic field. The controller can determine from the signal whether the individual is using the orthopedic device to provide support to the limb and accordingly output usage indications.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210100496A1 NEGATIVE PRESSURE DRESSING SYSTEM WITH FOOT LOAD MONITORING Public/Granted day:2021-04-08
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