US 12,245,920 B2
Component positioning and stress relief for sensor enabled wound dressings
Emma Rhian Cole, Hull (GB); Allan Kenneth Frazer Grugeon Hunt, Beverley (GB); Felix Clarence Quintanar, Hull (GB); and Daniel Lee Steward, Hull (GB)
Assigned to Smith & Nephew PLC, Watford (GB)
Filed by Smith & Nephew PLC, Watford (GB)
Filed on Dec. 6, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/530,657.
Application 18/530,657 is a continuation of application No. 16/604,545, granted, now 11,883,262, previously published as PCT/EP2018/059333, filed on Apr. 11, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/524,564, filed on Jun. 25, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/484,316, filed on Apr. 11, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/484,321, filed on Apr. 11, 2017.
Claims priority of application No. 1800057 (GB), filed on Jan. 3, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2024/0197538 A1, Jun. 20, 2024
Int. Cl. A61F 13/02 (2024.01); A61F 13/05 (2024.01); A61M 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 13/05 (2024.01) [A61F 13/0289 (2013.01); A61M 1/73 (2021.05); A61M 1/915 (2021.05); A61M 1/95 (2021.05); A61M 1/962 (2021.05)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of manufacturing a wound dressing, the method comprising:
providing a substantially stretchable substrate including a wound facing side and a non-wound facing side opposite the wound facing side,
positioning a plurality of electronic components and a plurality of electronic connections on the wound facing die or the non-wound facing side of the substrate; and
enclosing at least one electronic component by a first region of substantially non-stretchable material, the first region of substantially non-stretchable material being positioned on the wound facing side of the substrate supporting the plurality of electronic components and the plurality of electronic connections or positioned on the non-wound facing side of the substrate supporting the plurality of electronic components and the plurality of electronic connections.