Toilet training using sensor and associated articles
First Claim
1. A method for effectively toilet training a subject, the method comprising:
- providing a disposable absorbent article and an informational item to a caregiver, wherein the absorbent article includes a wetness sensor having a signaling device, wherein the signaling device includes a current source and is adapted to be reusable with more than one disposable article, and wherein the signaling device provides to the caregiver a feedback mode of an insult contemporaneous with the insult, and wherein the feedback mode is a sound, verbal, lighting, or wireless signal cue;
teaching the caregiver an appropriate response to the feedback mode as a training opportunity, wherein teaching employs the informational item; and
instructing the caregiver to track and assess toilet training progress, wherein instructing employs the informational item.
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Abstract
Presented is a method for effectively toilet training a subject, the method including providing a disposable absorbent article to a caregiver, wherein the absorbent article includes a wetness sensor having a signaling device, and wherein the signaling device provides to the caregiver a feedback mode of an insult contemporaneous with the insult; and teaching the caregiver an appropriate response to the feedback mode as a training opportunity. Also presented is a method for toilet training a subject, the method including providing a wetness sensing system to a caregiver, the wetness sensing system including an insult indicator; indicating to the caregiver the occurrence of the insult contemporaneous with the insult; and instructing the caregiver to immediately intervene to teach the subject about the physical sensations experienced by the subject prior to and during the insult.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for effectively toilet training a subject, the method comprising:
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providing a disposable absorbent article and an informational item to a caregiver, wherein the absorbent article includes a wetness sensor having a signaling device, wherein the signaling device includes a current source and is adapted to be reusable with more than one disposable article, and wherein the signaling device provides to the caregiver a feedback mode of an insult contemporaneous with the insult, and wherein the feedback mode is a sound, verbal, lighting, or wireless signal cue; teaching the caregiver an appropriate response to the feedback mode as a training opportunity, wherein teaching employs the informational item; and instructing the caregiver to track and assess toilet training progress, wherein instructing employs the informational item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for toilet training a subject, the method comprising:
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providing a wetness sensing system and an informational item to a caregiver, the wetness sensing system including an absorbent article and an insult indicator; indicating to the caregiver the occurrence of the insult contemporaneous with the insult using a signaling device adapted to be removably attached to the absorbent article, the signaling device including a sound, verbal, lighting, or wireless signal cue, wherein the signaling device includes a current source and is adapted to be reusable with more than one disposable article; and instructing the caregiver to immediately intervene to teach the subject about the physical sensations experienced by the subject prior to and during the insult, wherein instructing employs the informational item. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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