Disposable article having sensor to detect impending elimination of bodily waste
US6407308B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 29, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jun 18, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 29, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2013/8479
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A disposable article to be fitted to a wearer having an external anal sphincter muscle, the external anal sphincter muscle having a basal electrical activity. The disposable article preferably comprises a sensor or sensor system operatively connected to the article wherein the sensor is adapted to detect changes in the electrical activity of the wearer's external anal sphincter muscle that correlates to an impending elimination of bodily waste and to provide a signal to the wearer, a caregiver or an element of the article notifying the wearer, caregiver or element of the article of the impending event.
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