Disposable absorbent articles having temperature sensors
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsThomas Klofta, Robin McKiernan, Edward Schmidt, Darrell Brown
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Abstract
A disposable absorbent article suitable for receiving and containing bodily exudates of a wearer where the article includes a front waist region, a back waist region and a crotch region disposed between the front and back waist regions, each region having both an interior surface and an exterior surface and wherein the article further includes a sensor comprising a material selected from the group consisting of thermochromic inks, thermochromic dyes, thermochromic liquid crystalline materials, and combinations thereof such that the sensor is fastened to an interior surface of any one of the regions.
Claims26
A disposable absorbent article suitable for receiving and containing bodily exudates of a wearer, the article comprising a front waist region, a back waist region and a crotch region disposed between the front and back waist regions, each region having both an interior surface and an exterior surface and wherein the article further comprises a sensor comprising one or more materials selected from the group consisting of thermochromic inks, thermochromic dyes, thermochromic liquid crystalline materials, and combinations thereof such that the sensor is fastened above or below an interior surface of any one of the regions and contacts a wearer's skin when worn.
A method of visually detecting a wearer's health status, the method comprising the steps of:
- a. providing a caregiver with a disposable absorbent article suitable for receiving and containing bodily exudates of a wearer, the article comprising a front waist region, a back waist region and a crotch region disposed between the front and back waist region, each region an interior surface and an exterior surface and wherein the article further comprises a sensor comprising one or more materials selected from the group consisting of thermochromic inks, thermochromic dyes, thermochromic liquid crystalline materials, and combinations thereof such that the sensor is fastened to an interior surface of any one of the regions;
- b. donning the article onto a wearer;
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- c. instructing the caregiver to visually monitor the wearer's health status via the appearance of the sensor.
A kit for visually detecting a wearer's health status, the kit comprising:
- a. one or more disposable absorbent articles suitable for receiving and containing bodily exudates of a wearer, each of the articles comprising a front waist region, a back waist region and a crotch region disposed between the front and back waist regions, each region an interior surface and an exterior surface and wherein each of the articles further comprise a sensor comprising one or more materials selected from the group consisting of thermochromic inks, thermochromic dyes, thermochromic liquid crystalline materials, and combinations thereof such that the sensor is fastened to an interior surface of any one of the regions;
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- b. a set of instructions for a caregiver or the wearer to visually detect the status of an infant wearer's health.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.