Patent ID: 7355090
Filing Date: 2008-04-08
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A method of detecting and communicating to a caregiver and/or a wearer the presence of an insult within an absorbent article, said method comprising: monitoring an electrical property of the article as the article is being worn by the wearer; determining the electrical property of the article at a first time, the electrical property being expressed as a first indicator value; activating an insult alarm to inform the caregiver and/or the wearer of the presence of an insult in the article when the first indicator value is indicative of an insult; determining the electrical property of the article after activating the insult alarm, the electrical property being expressed as a second indicator value; determining the second indicator value is indicative of the presence of a second insult within the article; determining the amount of time that elapsed between the activation of the alarm and the determination of the indication of the presence of the second insult; comparing the elapsed time to a time threshold value and activating either an insult alarm or a saturation alarm as a function of the comparison.