- 专利标题: APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR WOUND VOLUME MEASUREMENT
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申请号: US14946468申请日: 2015-11-19
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公开(公告)号: US20160166740A1公开(公告)日: 2016-06-16
- 发明人: Edward Hartwell
- 申请人: Smith & Nephew PLC
- 优先权: GB0723855.3 20071206
- 主分类号: A61M1/00
- IPC分类号: A61M1/00
摘要:
A method and apparatus for measuring a volume of a wound are described, the method comprising the steps of: applying a dressing over a wound, the volume of which is to be measured, the dressing including at least a sealing drape over the wound so as to create a sealed wound cavity; creating a vacuum in said wound cavity by vacuum pump means so as to produce a predetermined vacuum in the wound cavity; measuring a volume of air extracted from said wound cavity in producing said predetermined vacuum; and, calculating a volume of said wound.
公开/授权文献
- US09987402B2 Apparatus and method for wound volume measurement 公开/授权日:2018-06-05