US 7,977,529 B2 · Incontinence management system and diaper

Abstract

An incontinence management system for monitoring wetness in one or more absorbent articles, includes input for receiving one or more sensor signals indicative of a presence of wetness in an absorbent article, processor for processing the one or more sensor signals and for performing an analysis of the signals to characterise wetness events occurring in an absorbent article and user interface for communicating with a user of the system. A mathematical model is used to characterise wetness events, receiving as inputs variables derived from sensor signals and optionally, patient and demographic data. The mathematical model can be configured and/or re-configured utilising observation data obtained while monitoring a patient for wetness. A diaper for use with such as system is also disclosed.

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Dependent claims

A moisture monitoring system for monitoring wetness in one or more absorbent articles, the system including:

an input for receiving one or more sensor signals indicative of a presence of wetness in an absorbent article;
a processor;
and
user interface for communicating with a user of the system;
wherein the processor executes an algorithm to analyze the one or more sensor signals by applying the one or more received sensor signals to a pre-determined mathematical model to characterize a wetness event in an absorbent article;
and
wherein the system has devised the pre-determined mathematical model using sensor signal data previously received by the system, the mathematical model representing a relationship between one or more variables obtainable from the received sensor signals and a characteristic used to characterise a wetness event.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

11/797,352Filed 2 May 2007 · continuation in part

Priority

AU 20049063153 Nov 2004

Published

US 2007/0270774 A122 Nov 2007

Granted

12 Jul 2011

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification9 codes

A61F 13/42
Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor;…:…
A61F 13/505
Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor;…:…
G16H 40/60
ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or…:…
A61F 2013/15121
Characterized by the use: for mild incontinence

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Claims61