US 12,201,450 B2
Integrated monitoring system
Peter Curran, North Sydney (AU); and Michael Spooner, North Sydney (AU)
Assigned to Fred Bergman Healthcare Pty Ltd, North Sydney (AU)
Appl. No. 18/027,410
Filed by Fred Bergman Healthcare Pty Ltd, North Sydney (AU)
PCT Filed Sep. 20, 2021, PCT No. PCT/AU2021/051095
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 21, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/056607, PCT Pub. Date Mar. 24, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 2020903382 (AU), filed on Sep. 21, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0329638 A1, Oct. 19, 2023
Int. Cl. A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/08 (2006.01); A61B 5/1455 (2006.01); A61F 13/42 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 5/6808 (2013.01) [A61B 5/0816 (2013.01); A61B 5/14552 (2013.01); A61B 5/72 (2013.01); A61F 13/42 (2013.01); A61B 2562/0219 (2013.01); A61F 2013/424 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for monitoring incontinence and physiological parameters, the system including:
a plurality of electrodes on an absorbent article including an absorbent core to be worn by a wearer being monitored;
a device for electrical connection with the electrodes and for monitoring one or more electrical properties of the electrodes indicative of the occurrence of an incontinence event;
an oxygen saturation sensor for monitoring the oxygen saturation of the blood of the wearer;
wherein the operation of the oxygen saturation sensor is controlled according to the body position of the wearer.