Patent ID: 11915824
Assignee: SIGVARIS AG
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A device for measuring therapeutic compliance with wearing a textile item by a patient, the device comprising:
a flexible electronic card comprising two opposed faces and designed to be integrated into the item in a manner such that one of the faces is orientated towards a limb of the patient when the item is worn;
two capacitive electrodes each disposed on one of the faces of the electronic card, orientated in opposing directions and capturing measuring signals which are a function of their environment;
a monitoring system disposed on the electronic card and capable of generating compliance data from the measuring signals; and
a communications system disposed on the electronic card and designed to transfer data remotely from the item;, the device being suitable for selectively detecting Wearing, Not Wearing or Washing of the item, as well as for estimating a potential level of wear of the item.