An embodiment includes a wound dressing comprising: a shape memory polymer (SMP) foam, including open cells, having first and second states; and a hydrogel (HG) included within the cells; wherein (a) in a first position a composite, including the SMP foam and the HG, is configured to be located proximate a hemorrhagic tissue with the SMP foam in the first state; (b) in a second position the composite is configured to be expanded to the second state against the hemorrhagic tissue when the SMP foam is plasticized at 37 C. depressing a glass transition temperature (T.sub.g) of the SMP foam to below 25 C. Other embodiments are described herein.

Provided is a negative-pressure wound therapy apparatus capable of causing negative pressure in a closed space defined by a wound dressing and a wound region with a sufficient suction flow rate as needed even with a miniaturized pump device. In atypical use that needs a high suction flow rate, because a pump device (30) with a high suction flow rate is attached to a wound dressing (10) and sucks gas from a closed space (904) defined by a wound region (903) and the wound dressing (10), even when a pump device (20) for typical use is miniaturized and the suction flow rate of the pump device (20) is reduced, a therapy apparatus (100) can achieve a suction flow rate sufficient for atypical use. Thus, the pressure value in the closed space (904) can decrease to a desired value more quickly.

A smart nursing consumable includes an absorbent body and a sensor module. The absorbent body includes a water-absorbing layer. The sensor module is disposed above the water-absorbing layer and includes a plurality of wires. A physiological monitoring device employing the aforementioned smart nursing consumable is also provided.

A smart nursing consumable, which includes an absorbent body and a sensor module disposed on the absorbent body. The sensor module includes a first film sheet, at least one wire, a second film sheet and a conductive pad. The first film sheet is disposed on the absorbent body. The at least one wire is disposed on the first film sheet. The second film sheet is disposed on the first film sheet and covers the at least one wire. The conductive pad is connected to the at least one wire. Both of the first film sheet and the second film sheet include a plurality of pores. A rollable sensor module and a rollable method for manufacturing the smart nursing consumable are also provided.

Negative pressure wound therapy sponges that are custom-fabricated to fit a given wound to be treated, corresponding methods of creating said sponges in situ or external to a wound, and related systems for performing negative pressure wound therapy using said sponges. Exemplary sponge embodiments may have pressure-sensing capabilities.

The present invention relates to dressings such as bandages or tapes having improved extensibility and conformability to human skin and joints.

A sleeve for placing on a human penis, the sleeve having a flexible sleeve wall having a proximal end and a distal end, the sleeve wall being configured and sized to extend from the just below the corona of the glans of the penis and along the body of the penis towards the base of the penis. The distal end includes a flange that extends radially outwards from an outer surface of the sleeve wall, the flange having an exterior side surface with a curved shape configured to match the shape of the corona of the glans of the penis.

In some illustrative examples, a bridge suitable for treating a tissue site may include a bridge sealing member and one or more bridge wicking layers. The bridge sealing member may extend along a length of the bridge, and may define an internal passageway in fluid communication between a receiving end of the bridge and a transmitting end of the bridge. The one or more bridge wicking layers may be disposed within the internal passageway of the bridge sealing member. Other apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.

In some embodiments, a system includes an applicator pad, an application device (e.g., a grip), and a reservoir. The grip can be releasably couplable to the applicator pad and configured to dispose the applicator pad against a wound of a subject such that pressure can be transferred to the wound via the applicator pad to enhance hemostasis. The reservoir can be configured to contain medication to be released to the wound via the applicator pad.

The present invention relates to a compression bandage for treating wounds comprised of a linear elastic compression wrap and a sterilized polymer foam layer containing a plurality of 5 antimicrobial dyes with at least one dye being gram positive and at least one other dye being gram negative and a biofilm reduction agent and wherein said foam is secured to said linear elastic compression wrap.