Disposable absorbent articles having a windowed removable sensor
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsThomas James Klofta, Robin Lynn McKiernan, Edward Lawrence Schmidt
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Abstract
A disposable absorbent article suitable for receiving and containing bodily exudates, the article comprising a front region, a back region and a crotch region disposed between said front and back region, each region having two opposing longitudinal edges, and wherein said article further comprises a window on any one of said regions for viewing a removable sensor placed adjacent to and facing said window.
Claims5
A disposable absorbent article suitable adapted to be worn about a wearer's lower torso, for receiving and containing bodily exudates and for visually detecting health-related conditions of the wearer, said article comprising:
- a front region, a back region and a crotch region disposed between said front and back region, each region having two opposing longitudinal edges;
- a window on any one of said regions;
- and
- a removable sensor placed adjacent to and facing said window, the sensor comprising a thermochromic temperature sensor adapted to undergo a change of appearance from a first appearance at a temperature lower than about 99.5° F. to 102° F. to a second appearance at a temperature higher than about 99.5° F. to 102° F.,
- wherein said thermochromic temperature sensor comprises thermochromic material selected from the group consisting of thermochromic inks, liquid crystalline materials, thermochromic dyes, and combinations thereof.
A disposable absorbent article suitable adapted to be worn about a wearer's lower torso, for receiving and containing bodily exudates and for visually detecting health-related conditions of the wearer, said article comprising:
- a front region, a back region and a crotch region di posed between said front and back region, each region having two opposing longitudinal edges;
- a window on any one of said regions;
- and
- a removable sensor placed adjacent to and facing said window, the sensor comprising a thermochromic temperature sensor adapted to undergo a change of appearance from a first appearance at a temperature lower than about 99.5° F. to 102° F. to a second appearance at a temperature higher than about 99.5° F. to 102° F.,
- 1 wherein said sensor further comprises an underlayment layer onto which thermochromic material is disposed.
A disposable absorbent article suitable adapted to be worn about a wearer's lower torso, for receiving and containing bodily exudates and for visually detecting health-related conditions of the wearer, said article comprising:
- a front region, a back region and a crotch region disposed between said front and back region, each region having two opposing longitudinal edges;
- a window on any one of said regions;
- and
- a removable sensor placed adjacent to and facing said window, the sensor comprising a thermochromic temperature sensor adapted to undergo a change of appearance from a first appearance at a temperature lower than about 99.5° F. to 102° F. to a second appearance at a temperature higher than about 99.5° F. to 102° F.,
- wherein said sensor further comprises an overlayment layer that is placed on top of thermochromic material.
A method of visually detecting an infant's health status, said method comprising the steps of:
- a. providing a caregiver with a disposable absorbent article adapted to be worn about a wearer's lower torso, suitable for receiving and containing bodily exudates and for visually detecting health-related conditions of the wearer, said article comprising:
- a front region, a back region and a crotch region disposed between said front and back region, each region having two opposing longitudinal edges;
- a window on any one of said regions;
- and
- a removable sensor placed adjacent to and facing said window, the sensor comprising a thermochromic temperature sensor adapted to undergo a change of appearance from a first appearance at a temperature lower than about 99.5° F. to 102° F. to a second appearance at a temperature higher than about 99.5° F. to 102° F.;
- and
- b. donning said article onto an infant,
- wherein said sensor comprises a thermochromic temperature sensor comprising a thermochromic material selected from the group consisting of thermochromic inks, liquid crystalline materials, thermochromic dyes, and combinations thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.