US 12,186,164 B2
Systems and method for applying biocompatible encapsulation to sensor enabled wound monitoring and therapy dressings
Philip Gowans, Doncaster (GB)
Assigned to Smith & Nephew PLC, Watford (GB)
Appl. No. 17/285,826
Filed by Smith & Nephew PLC, Watford (GB)
PCT Filed Oct. 15, 2019, PCT No. PCT/EP2019/077920
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Apr. 15, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/078978, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 23, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 1816838 (GB), filed on Oct. 16, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0378876 A1, Dec. 9, 2021
Int. Cl. A61F 13/02 (2024.01); A61F 13/00 (2024.01); A61F 13/0246 (2024.01); A61F 13/05 (2024.01)
CPC A61F 13/0276 (2013.01) [A61F 13/00055 (2013.01); A61F 13/00987 (2013.01); A61F 13/0246 (2013.01); A61F 13/0286 (2013.01); A61F 13/05 (2024.01); H05K 2201/10151 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of manufacturing a wound dressing, the method comprising:
providing a substantially flexible wound contact layer comprising:
a first registration mark;
a first side supporting a plurality of electronic components on a surface of the first side; and
a second side opposite the first side, the second side being substantially smooth;
aligning the wound contact layer on a surface of a manufacturing apparatus based on a location of the first registration mark to align the wound contact layer on the surface of the manufacturing apparatus; and
applying layers of the wound dressing in alignment with the wound contact layer; and
wherein the surface of the manufacturing apparatus comprises a second registration mark etched into the surface of the manufacturing apparatus, wherein the second registration mark is aligned with the first registration mark of the wound contact layer.