TY - GEN
T1 - Preliminary Study of a Capacitive Diaper Sensor System for Urine Absorption Estimation
AU - Shichitani, Keisuke
AU - Nakajima, Kazuki
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 IEEE.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - Disposable adult diapers are used in medical and nursing care for people with dementia or bedridden patients who are unable to go to the toilet by themselves because of incontinence. To determine if a diaper needs to be changed, the blanket must be turned up, clothing removed, and the diaper opened for inspection. Several studies and products detect urination in diapers. However, most of them are specialized for urination detection, and it is not easy to evaluate the urination time and voided volume. Thus, we are developing a capacitive diaper sensor system that allows nurses and caregivers to remotely monitor urinary information. Herein, we compared the evaluation results of the developed capacitive sensor in phantom experiments with those in demonstration experiments. The results show the ability to remotely assess urination time and urine absorption in the diaper.
AB - Disposable adult diapers are used in medical and nursing care for people with dementia or bedridden patients who are unable to go to the toilet by themselves because of incontinence. To determine if a diaper needs to be changed, the blanket must be turned up, clothing removed, and the diaper opened for inspection. Several studies and products detect urination in diapers. However, most of them are specialized for urination detection, and it is not easy to evaluate the urination time and voided volume. Thus, we are developing a capacitive diaper sensor system that allows nurses and caregivers to remotely monitor urinary information. Herein, we compared the evaluation results of the developed capacitive sensor in phantom experiments with those in demonstration experiments. The results show the ability to remotely assess urination time and urine absorption in the diaper.
KW - capacitance
KW - diaper sensor system
KW - urination time
KW - urine absorption
KW - voided volume
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85214997130&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/EMBC53108.2024.10782079
DO - 10.1109/EMBC53108.2024.10782079
M3 - 会議への寄与
C2 - 40039803
AN - SCOPUS:85214997130
T3 - Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS
BT - 46th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2024 - Proceedings
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 46th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2024
Y2 - 15 July 2024 through 19 July 2024
ER -