Patent ID: 8772568
Filing Date: 2014-07-08
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A system for detecting incontinence configured to discern when a patient has eliminated and to communicate a signal to a control center; the system comprising: an undergarment sufficiently sized to be worn around a waist of the patient having a first absorbent layer and a second absorbent layer; a pouch mechanically coupled to the undergarment; a disposable sensor assembly configured to be mechanically coupled to the undergarment, comprising an adhesive layer covered by an adhesive covering wherein the adhesive covering is removed to expose the adhesive to be placed between the first absorbent layer and the second absorbent layer; wherein the disposable sensor assembly can transmit the signal when the patient has eliminated; a wireless transmitter inserted into the pouch and communicatively coupled to the disposable sensor assembly, which receives the signal from the disposable sensor assembly and communicates the signal; a wireless receiver communicatively coupled to the wireless transmitter which receivers the signal and communicates the signal to the control center; wherein personnel in the control center can treat the patient upon receipt of the signal.