Patent attributes
Disclosed herein are embodiments of a wound treatment apparatus with electronic components integrated within a wound dressing. In some embodiments, a wound dressing apparatus can comprise a wound dressing. The wound dressing can comprise an absorbent material, an electronics unit comprising a negative pressure source, the electronics unit integrated within the wound dressing and at least partially encapsulated by a preshaped film material or film. The preshaped film material can be incorporated into the wound dressing and can comprise an aperture configured to permit fluid communication between the absorbent material and the negative pressure source.