| CPC A61F 13/42 (2013.01) [A61F 2013/422 (2013.01); A61F 2013/424 (2013.01)] | 10 Claims |
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1. An incontinence monitoring system, the incontinence monitoring system comprising:
a plurality of electrodes on an absorbent article including an absorbent core; and
a device for electrical connection with the plurality of electrodes and monitoring one or more electrical properties of the plurality of electrodes;
wherein a first set of the plurality of electrodes are adapted for detection of wetness associated with urinary incontinence events disposed on a surface of a water impermeable layer of the absorbent article facing away from a wearer with the absorbent core located on an opposite side of the water impermeable layer facing towards the wearer, and a second set of the plurality of electrodes are adapted for detection of fecal incontinence events disposed on a surface of a flexible substrate, wherein the second set of the plurality of electrodes are located on or towards an inner body facing water permeable layer,
wherein the device includes a plurality of electrical contacts each adapted for electrical connection with an individual electrode of the plurality of electrodes in the absorbent article,
wherein the device includes first and second sets of the plurality of electrical contacts that are adapted to engage from opposite sides of the first and second sets of the plurality of electrodes disposed on opposite surfaces of the absorbent article,
wherein relative to a longitudinal direction of the plurality of the electrodes, each of the plurality of the electrical contacts of the first and second sets are positioned adjacent to each other in a transverse direction so as not to overlap in the longitudinal direction with any of the other electrical contacts of the plurality of electrical contacts in the same set, and
wherein the plurality of electrical contacts located consecutively in the transverse direction alternate between the plurality of electrodes of the first and second sets.
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