SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ELECTRICALLY DETECTING PRESENCE/ABSENCE OF EXUDATE IN DRESSINGS

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a reduced-pressure treatment system for electrically detecting presence/absence of an exudate in dressings.SOLUTION: In a system 100 for sensing fluid in a dressing 101 on a patient and producing an electrical signal, a galvanic cell 160 is used as an electronic detection device 159. The galvanic cell is placed in the dressing and produces voltage when the dressing is substantially saturated. In one instance, the dressing is a reduced-pressure, absorbent dressing.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1