Sub-bandage sensing system for remote monitoring of chronic wounds in healthcare

Alex Hariz; Nasir Mehmood; Nico Voelcker

doi:10.1117/12.2221917

22 December 2015 Sub-bandage sensing system for remote monitoring of chronic wounds in healthcare

Alex Hariz, Nasir Mehmood, Nico Voelcker

Proceedings Volume 9668, Micro+Nano Materials, Devices, and Systems; 966853 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2221917
Event: SPIE Micro+Nano Materials, Devices, and Applications, 2015, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Abstract

Chronic wounds, such as venous leg ulcers, can be monitored non-invasively by using modern sensing devices and wireless technologies. The development of such wireless diagnostic tools may improve chronic wound management by providing evidence on efficacy of treatments being provided. In this paper we present a low-power portable telemetric system for wound condition sensing and monitoring. The system aims at measuring and transmitting real-time information of wound-site temperature, sub-bandage pressure and moisture level from within the wound dressing.
The system comprises commercially available non-invasive temperature, moisture, and pressure sensors, which are interfaced with a telemetry device on a flexible 0.15 mm thick printed circuit material, making up a lightweight biocompatible sensing device. The real-time data obtained is transmitted wirelessly to a portable receiver which displays the measured values. The performance of the whole telemetric sensing system is validated on a mannequin leg using commercial compression bandages and dressings. A number of trials on a healthy human volunteer are performed where treatment conditions were emulated using various compression bandage configurations.
A reliable and repeatable performance of the system is achieved under compression bandage and with minimal discomfort to the volunteer. The system is capable of reporting instantaneous changes in bandage pressure, moisture level and local temperature at wound site with average measurement resolutions of 0.5 mmHg, 3.0 %RH, and 0.2 °C respectively. Effective range of data transmission is 4-5 m in an open environment.

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Alex Hariz, Nasir Mehmood, and Nico Voelcker "Sub-bandage sensing system for remote monitoring of chronic wounds in healthcare", Proc. SPIE 9668, Micro+Nano Materials, Devices, and Systems, 966853 (22 December 2015); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2221917

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