Reproducibility of repeated measurements with the Kikuhime pressure sensor under pressure garments in burn scar treatment

Pressure Measurement at Biomedical Interfaces

“…1 and give rise to the so called hammocking effect (O'Brien & Casey, 2002) which is pressure dependent and leads to anomalously high readings and difficulties with calibration. Low profile (van Hout et al, 2003), minimally intrusive, conformal sensors (Polliack et al, 2000) are available which allow localized (Picopress, 2009;van den Kerckhovea et al, 2010) and full body interface pressure mapping (distributed pressure) (Lai & Li-Tsang, 2009;Pliance, 2011). The latter systems can involve sophisticated signal processing and special calibration procedures tailored to the application environment.…”

A portable automatic pressure delivery system for scar compression therapy in large animals

“…Several studies on the width, tension, and number of layers of bandage and also characteristics of pressure garments have been done by sensor placement and measuring the imposed pressure. [8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] Cheng et al looked at the correlation of clinical response of compression therapy with magnitude of pressure for post-burn hypertrophic scar treatment. 8 They used an electro-pneumatic sensor with the working range of 0-50 mmHg to record garment-scar interface pressure.…”

“…Other groups also utilized different pneumatic pressure sensors to study scar compression therapy. [9][10][11][12] A commercial Oxford Pressure Monitor based on pneumatic electrodes was used to measure under garment pressure over soft tissue areas of different body locations. 9 Performance of different models of pressure garments for various body organs was analyzed.…”

“…10 Reproducibility of induced pressure by different types of commercial pressure garments used in post-burn scar treatment was also analyzed using a pneumatic sensor. 12 Non-pneumatic techniques were also considered for scar compression therapy evaluation. Giele et al used an invasive technique to measure subdermal cutaneous pressure directly.…”

Modelling Nonlinear Responses of Resonance Sensors in Pressure Garment Application

“…The disposable transducers are needed to avoid contamination since the sensors are placed in contact with the skin of the patients. The pressure of the pressure garments can be measured by using an air filled pouch and tubing [1]. The tubing conducts the pressure of the clothing to a separate measurement unit.…”