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Patent No.:

US 10702200 B1

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Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2020

Filed:

Dec. 12, 2018

Method for monitoring incontinence

Applicant:

Stichting Imec Nederland, Eindhoven, NL;

Inventors:

Valer Pop, Eindhoven, NL;

Salvatore Polito, Einhoven, NL;

Assignee:

STICHTING IMEC NEDERLAND, , NL;

Attorney:

Dilworth IP, LLC

Primary Examiner:

Carl H Layno

Assistant Examiner:

Dacheng Xie

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/20 (2006.01); A61B 5/1477 (2006.01); A61B 5/145 (2006.01); A61F 13/42 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/11 (2006.01); A61B 5/01 (2006.01); A61F 13/15 (2006.01); A61F 13/84 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/208 (2013.01); A61B 5/1116 (2013.01); A61B 5/1477 (2013.01); A61B 5/14507 (2013.01); A61B 5/14546 (2013.01); A61B 5/204 (2013.01); A61B 5/6804 (2013.01); A61B 5/7246 (2013.01); A61B 5/7278 (2013.01); A61B 5/7282 (2013.01); A61B 5/746 (2013.01); A61F 13/42 (2013.01); A61B 5/01 (2013.01); A61B 5/4866 (2013.01); A61B 5/742 (2013.01); A61B 5/7405 (2013.01); A61B 5/7455 (2013.01); A61B 2560/0475 (2013.01); A61F 2013/15146 (2013.01); A61F 2013/424 (2013.01); A61F 2013/8479 (2013.01);
Abstract

According to one aspect of the inventive concept there is provided a method of monitoring incontinence for a user, comprising: determining, using a urine sensitive circuit provided at an absorbent article and arranged to present a changed electrical characteristic when exposed to urine, whether the user has urinated on the absorbent article, performing, using a measurement circuit, a measurement on the urine bladder to determine a parameter which varies with a fill level of the urine bladder, and in response to determining that the user has urinated on the absorbent article, recording, by a processing circuit, data representing said parameter.

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