Patient monitoring system
First Claim
1. A patient monitoring system for detecting wetness in an article, comprising:
- a. a sensor means configured with a diaper, wherein said sensor means is adapted to detect a wetness event occurring within said diaper;
b. a monitoring unit comprising a monitoring system controller means in communication with said sensor means, wherein said monitoring system controller means monitors said sensor means and generates data associated with detected wetness events relative to said diaper so that said monitoring system controller means can detect a variety of wetness conditions and discern between valid wetness events and false or erroneous wetness events, said diaper providing attaching means for removably attaching said monitoring unit to said diaper;
c. a notification means for informing of the said data associated with detected wetness events relative to said diaper, and the notification means being activated by the output of the monitoring system controller means.
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Abstract
A patient monitoring system according to one embodiment includes a real-time wetness sensor configured to detect the rate of change in wetness occurring within an associated diaper, and automatically adjusting the sensitivity of the sensor to account for a wetness event unrelated to urination. A monitoring unit may be utilized in such a manner that the monitoring system controller-monitors the wetness sensor and generates data associated with detected-wetness events relative to the diaper. A wireless transmitter configured with the monitoring unit and in communication with the monitoring system controller may be further utilized to send the generated data, through a host computer, to a caregiver unit having a caregiver system controller in communication with the host computer. The caregiver can then check the status of the patient, provide a service, and annotate the patients history by transmitting the recorded observation and service provided back to the base station.
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37 Claims
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1. A patient monitoring system for detecting wetness in an article, comprising:
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a. a sensor means configured with a diaper, wherein said sensor means is adapted to detect a wetness event occurring within said diaper;
b. a monitoring unit comprising a monitoring system controller means in communication with said sensor means, wherein said monitoring system controller means monitors said sensor means and generates data associated with detected wetness events relative to said diaper so that said monitoring system controller means can detect a variety of wetness conditions and discern between valid wetness events and false or erroneous wetness events, said diaper providing attaching means for removably attaching said monitoring unit to said diaper;
c. a notification means for informing of the said data associated with detected wetness events relative to said diaper, and the notification means being activated by the output of the monitoring system controller means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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18. A method of sensing and monitoring wetness in an article, said method comprising the steps of:
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a. configuring of a sensor in a diaper which can detect wetness;
b. removably attaching a monitoring unit to said diaper, the monitoring unit comprising a monitoring system controller in communication with said sensor, wherein said monitoring system controller monitors said sensor and generates data associated with detected wetness events relative to said diaper so that said monitoring system controller can detect a variety of wetness conditions and discern between valid wetness events and false or erroneous wetness events;
c. sensing a plurality of wetness events in said diaper responsive to said sensor;
d. activating a notification of the said data associated with detected wetness events relative to said diaper.
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