System and methods for monitoring defecation, urination, near-body temperature, body posture and body movements in young children, patients and elderlies
AssigneeMavin Wear Inc.
InventorLu Wang
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Abstract
Remotely detecting the presence of urine or feces in a diaper of an infant or adult using a disposable sensor placed inside the diaper, in conjunction with a permanent device that is capable of wirelessly transmitting data to a mobile device or base station is disclosed. The permanent device can also be capable of measuring temperature and body movements. This additional information can be used in conjunction with the detection of urine or feces to identify patterns.
Claims19
A system for detecting waste material comprising:
- one or more sensors configured to change one or more parameters in the presence of the waste material that comprises feces or urine, wherein the one or more sensors comprise a working electrode and a silver-silver chloride counter electrode, wherein the silver-silver chloride counter electrode comprises an ammonia-selective membrane covering and the working electrode comprises a hydrogen sulfide-selective membrane covering, and
- a first device communicatively coupled to the one or more sensors and configured for receiving a first data from the one or more sensors associated with the change in the one or more parameters and transmitting a second data associated with the first data;
- wherein the second data is indicative of detected waste material.
An apparatus for detecting waste material that comprises urine or feces, comprising:
- a receiving circuit for receiving a first data from one or more waste material sensors, wherein the one or more waste material sensors comprise a working electrode and a silver-silver chloride counter electrode, wherein the silver-silver chloride counter electrode comprises an ammonia-selective membrane covering and the working electrode comprises a hydrogen sulfide-selective membrane covering;
- at least one of a temperature sensor and a motion sensor for generating temperature data and motion data;
- a transmitting circuit for transmitting a second data, the second data based on at least one of the first data, temperature data, and motion data.
A method of providing an alert regarding a detection of waste material that comprises urine or feces, comprising:
- detecting the waste material using one or more sensors, wherein the one or more sensors comprise a working electrode and a silver-silver chloride counter electrode, wherein the silver-silver chloride counter electrode comprises an ammonia-selective membrane covering and the working electrode comprises a hydrogen sulfide-selective membrane covering;
- communicating a first data indicative of the presence of the waste material from the one or more sensors to a first device;
- transmitting a second data associated with the first data from the first device to a second device;
- generating an alert at the second device indicative of the detected waste material;
- and generating at least one of temperature and motion data at the first device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.