A dressing for treating a tissue site with negative pressure, having an integrated sensor comprising a force or load measurement sensor. The sensor may telemeter to a therapy system the deformation of the dressing as the dressing is pushed into the tissue site during the application of negative pressure to the tissue site. The sensor may measure the force that is applied to the dressing. Measurements of the force applied to the dressing may be taken using the sensor on a periodic basis during negative-pressure therapy to enable monitoring of the fill level of the tissue site as granulation tissue fills the tissue site. Monitoring of the force applied to the tissue site over the course of negative-pressure therapy may assist a clinician in making decisions on how to manage and treat the patient, as well as providing confirmatory data about the efficacy of the therapy.

A sensing device for sensing a compressive pressure applied by a compression bandage or a compression garment comprises a flexible substrate for wearing beneath the compression bandage or the compression garment. The sensing device also comprises a compression sensor attached to the flexible substrate, the compression sensor comprising an input and an output and a signal path therebetween. The input and the output are arranged such that a sensor signal received by the output varies in dependence on a relative configuration of the input and the output and/or the signal path therebetween. Also, the input and the output are arranged such that their relative configuration varies in dependence on a compressive pressure applied to the compression sensor, the compressive pressure having a component perpendicular to the substrate.