A flexible sensing panel includes a flexible substrate having first and second major surfaces, first and second separated side edges, and first and second ends, the flexible substrate being at least partly disposed between a flexible protective layer and a flexible fastening layer, and at least one sensing element being disposed on the flexible substrate. The protective layer is secured to the first major surface of the flexible substrate and is folded over the first and second side edges onto the second major surface of the flexible substrate and secured thereto to position at least part of the first and second side edges within the so formed folds, and wherein the fastening layer is at least partly disposed on the second major surface of the flexible substrate and secured thereto.

A caregiving assistance device comprises: an excretion identification unit that identifies, on the basis of information from a sensor 1 provided around a person to be given care, an excretion time, which is the time at which the person to be given care has produced excrement; and an information output part that generates, on the basis of past excretion times of the person to be given care, recommendation information indicating when it is recommended that a caregiver carry out at least one caregiving task including disposal of the excrement of the person to be given care, and outputs the generated recommendation information.

An incontinence detection pad has an RFID tag in which an authentication code, such as an electronic product code (EPC), is stored. A reader in wireless communication with the RFID tag of the incontinence detection pad verifies that the incontinence detection pad is an authorized detection pad. Thus, unauthorized incontinence detection pads that do not have the proper authentication code are not able to be used in an incontinence detection system.

A sanitary article is equipped with a moisture-detecting RFID tag that includes a moisture-absorptive material; a moisture-detecting RFID tag adjacent to the moisture-absorptive material; and a relay antenna that is connected to the moisture-detecting RFID tag and that extends the communication range by relaying an output of the moisture-detecting RFID tag. Moreover, the moisture-detecting RFID tag includes an RFIC element, and an antenna element that is connected to the RFIC element. The moisture-detecting RFID tag outputs a variation of a communication distance or a signal intensity, originated from a variation of a moisture amount included in the moisture-absorptive material.

A sensor system for detecting a property of or within an absorbent article may comprise an absorbent article and a sensor. The absorbent article may comprise a garment-facing layer and an absorbent assembly. The sensor may be disposed in and/or on the absorbent article. The sensor may be separable from the absorbent article. The sensor may be configured to sense a change in condition within the absorbent article.

The invention disclosed herein generally relates to a methods and devices for personal care. The invention includes methods and devices for ameliorating microbial infections and for capture and disposal of menstrual fluid.

A wireless sensor includes a radio frequency (RF) front end, a sensing element, and a processing module. The RF front end sends a coded digital value to a sensing computing device via an RF signal. The sensing element senses an environmental condition of an item. The processing module determines an effect on an operational parameter of an RF front end of the wireless sensor as a result of the sensing element sensing the environmental condition. The processing module also adjusts tuning of the RF front end to mitigate the effect on the operational parameter and equates an amount of adjusting of the tuning of the RF front end to the coded digital value.

A system includes a processor that executes computer executable components. The computer executable components include a battery monitoring component that monitors a power level of a power unit of a sensor device that removably attaches to an absorbent article configured to absorb and contain bodily exudates; and a notification component that generates a replacement notification based on a determination that the power level is below a threshold power level.

The present invention relates to data logger units, sensor units, and in particular those which are suitable for sensing the hygienic state of an absorbent article. The present disclosure also relates to a method of identifying a sensor unit for an absorbent article performed by a data logger unit adapted to cooperate with the sensor unit, as well as an absorbent article management system. The data logger unit and the sensor have identification terminals. A characteristic property of the sensor unit is encoded in the potentials at each of the identification terminals. The data logger unit can decode the potentials at each of the identification terminals to determine the characteristic property of a connected sensor unit.

The present invention relates to a diaper comprising a first transmitter (2) at a first location (3) that it configured to get contaminated with excrement and that is configured to become inactive upon contamination with excrement. The first transmitter can comprise a first sensor that is capable of sensing contamination of the diaper with excrements. The first transmitter can be configured to submit a signal in an uncontaminated status. The first transmitter can be configured to be passive and to submit a signal upon remote excitation in an uncontaminated status. The remote excitation can be realized by a component that is configured for excitation of the transmitter. This component can be combined and/or integrated with another component, such as a receiver (13) of the signal of the transmitter.