Clothing sufficiency indicator
First Claim
1. A clothing sufficiency indication system for use in conjunction with a disposable absorbent article for a subject having skin, the system comprising:
- a microclimate sensor adapted to be disposed on the disposable absorbent article, the microclimate sensor including a microclimate temperature sensing portion adapted to sense a microclimate temperature, wherein the clothing sufficiency indication system is adapted to generate a clothing sufficiency indication based on the microclimate temperature.
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Abstract
A clothing sufficiency indication system is presented for use in conjunction with a disposable absorbent article. The system includes a microclimate sensor adapted to be disposed on the disposable absorbent article, the microclimate sensor including a microclimate temperature sensing portion adapted to sense a microclimate temperature, wherein the clothing sufficiency indication system is adapted to generate a clothing sufficiency indication based on the microclimate temperature. Also presented is a method for determining the clothing sufficiency of a subject including providing a clothing sufficiency indication system including a microclimate sensor for measuring a microclimate temperature within clothing of the subject, translating the microclimate temperature into a clothing sufficiency recommendation, and communicating the clothing sufficiency recommendation to a caregiver.
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23 Claims
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1. A clothing sufficiency indication system for use in conjunction with a disposable absorbent article for a subject having skin, the system comprising:
a microclimate sensor adapted to be disposed on the disposable absorbent article, the microclimate sensor including a microclimate temperature sensing portion adapted to sense a microclimate temperature, wherein the clothing sufficiency indication system is adapted to generate a clothing sufficiency indication based on the microclimate temperature. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for determining the clothing sufficiency of a subject, the method comprising:
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providing a clothing sufficiency indication system including a microclimate sensor for measuring a microclimate temperature within clothing of the subject; translating the microclimate temperature into a clothing sufficiency recommendation; and communicating the clothing sufficiency recommendation to a caregiver. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A method for determining the source of an elevated microclimate temperature of a microclimate within clothing, the method comprising:
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measuring the microclimate temperature; measuring a skin temperature of skin within the clothing; determining a heat flux between the skin and the microclimate; and informing a caregiver whether the elevated microclimate temperature is caused by an external source or a body source. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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23. A method for determining the source of an elevated microclimate temperature of a microclimate within clothing, the method comprising:
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measuring the microclimate temperature; measuring an ambient temperature outside the clothing; determining a heat flux between the microclimate and an environment outside the clothing; and informing a caregiver whether the elevated microclimate temperature is caused by an external source or a body source.
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