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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2011
Carolyn Berland, Molndal, SE;
Tomas Karlson, Savedalen, SE;
Carolyn Berland, Molndal, SE;
Tomas Karlson, Savedalen, SE;
SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS AB, Göteborg, SE;
Abstract
An absorbent article including a temperature sensor, and at least one temperature change material arranged such that it is capable of affecting a temperature change due to a supply of excrement, and such that said temperature sensor is capable of being responsive to said affected temperature change. Also disclosed is a system for detecting a supply of excrement into an absorbent article, the system including an absorbent article being arranged to generate an output signal representative of the temperature, and a processing unit adapted to process an output signal generated by the temperature sensor. The processing unit is adapted to determine a change of temperature, wherein said change of temperature is affected by the temperature change material, and to detect a supply of excrement into the absorbent article based on the change of temperature.