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US 11,504,280 B2Granted
Incontinence care system and method therefor
AssigneeCare Changer Inc.
InventorJim McDermott
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Abstract
A system and a method of detecting a voiding event of a care-receiver uses a temperature sensor for measuring temperatures in real-time at a location adjacent a lower portion of the care-receiver's torso where the voiding event is to occur. The system and method then determines the voiding event based on the measured temperatures.
Claims20
A method of detecting a voiding event of a care-receiver, the method comprising:
- a temperature-measurement step wherein one or more temperatures are measured in real-time at a location adjacent a lower portion of the care-receiver's torso where the voiding event is to occur;
- and
- a voiding-determination step wherein a determination of the voiding event occurs if the measured one or more temperatures rise at a variation rate greater than or equal to a temperature-rising rate-threshold,
- wherein the temperature-rising rate-threshold is about 0.5° F. per three minutes or about 0.5° F. per five minutes.
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An apparatus for detecting a voiding event of a care-receiver, said apparatus comprising:
- a heat-conductive component locatable at a location adjacent a lower portion of the care-receiver's torso where the voiding event is to occur;
- a temperature sensor module coupled to the heat-conductive component for measuring one or more temperatures in real-time;
- a controlling circuitry coupled to the temperature sensor;
- and
- a power source for powering the temperature sensor module and the controlling circuitry,
- wherein the controlling circuitry is configured for
- a receiving-temperature-measurement step:
- receiving the one or more temperatures measured by the temperature sensor, and
- a voiding-determination step:
- determining the voiding event if the measured one or more temperatures rise at a variation rate greater than or equal to a temperature-rising rate-threshold, and
- wherein the temperature-rising rate-threshold is about 0.5° F. per three minutes or about 0.5° F. per five minutes.
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A system for detecting a voiding event of a care-receiver, comprising:
- a detection apparatus;
- and
- a computing device coupling to the detection device via at least a wireless network,
- wherein said detection apparatus comprises
- a heat-conductive component locatable at a location adjacent a lower portion of the care-receiver's torso where the voiding event is to occur,
- a temperature sensor module for measuring one or more temperatures in real-time,
- a wireless communication module,
- a controlling circuitry coupled to the temperature sensor, and
- a power source for powering the temperature sensor module, the wireless communication module and the controlling circuitry,
- wherein the controlling circuitry is configured for
- a receiving-temperature-measurement step:
- receiving the one or more temperatures measured by the temperature sensor, and
- a transmitting-temperature-measurement step:
- transmitting the measured one or more temperatures to the computing device,
- wherein the computing device is configured for a voiding-determination step wherein a determination of the voiding event occurs if the measured one or more temperatures rise at a variation rate greater than or equal to a temperature-rising rate-threshold, and
- wherein the temperature-rising rate-threshold is about 0.5° F. per three minutes or about 0.5° F. per five minutes.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.