Ostomy Base Plate Electrical Connector Moisture Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current ostomy systems lack effective methods for reliably determining the nature, severity, and rapidness of moisture propagation in adhesive materials, leading to uncertainty in appliance failure and potential severe leakage and skin damage.
Innovation Solution
The ostomy system incorporates a base plate with integrated sensor assemblies and a monitor device that utilize electrodes and adhesive layers to detect moisture propagation patterns, providing real-time data on adhesive performance and alerting users to impending failures, thereby preventing leakage and skin damage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional ostomy systems without monitoring are used, then the device complexity is low, but the reliability of determining adhesive performance and detecting leakage is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary monitoring of adhesive performance using electrodes and moisture sensors before actual leakage occurs. The processor continuously evaluates moisture propagation patterns and adhesive integrity, enabling early detection and warning users before failure happens, thus improving reliability without requiring complex real-time intervention systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces intermediate monitoring components (electrodes, moisture sensors, processor) that mediate between the adhesive layer and the user. These intermediaries detect subtle changes in adhesive performance and translate them into actionable information, enhancing reliability while keeping the overall system manageable through modular design.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If no monitoring system is implemented, then the ease of operation is high, but the ability to detect moisture propagation patterns and prevent leakage is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements continuous feedback monitoring where moisture sensors detect moisture propagation patterns, the processor analyzes these patterns to assess adhesive performance, and the system provides feedback to users about appliance integrity. This feedback loop enables early warning of potential leakage, protecting against skin damage while maintaining operational simplicity through automated monitoring.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces mechanical observation methods with electronic sensing systems. Instead of relying on visual inspection or mechanical indicators, the system uses electrodes and moisture sensors to detect adhesive failure patterns, providing more sensitive and reliable detection of moisture propagation while protecting against harmful leakage effects.
3Measurement precision
If electrodes and sensor assemblies are integrated into the base plate, then the measurement precision of moisture propagation is improved, but the manufacturing precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The monitoring system is segmented into distinct functional modules: electrodes for electrical sensing, moisture sensors for humidity detection, and a processor for data analysis. This segmentation allows each component to be manufactured and tested independently, then integrated into the base plate, reducing overall manufacturing precision requirements while maintaining high measurement precision through specialized components.
Solution Approach 2:
The system utilizes parameter changes in the adhesive layer (electrical conductivity changes, moisture content variations) that occur during degradation. By detecting these natural parameter changes, the system achieves high measurement precision without requiring extremely precise manufacturing tolerances, as the detection relies on physiological/chemical changes rather than dimensional precision.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The system enables reliable monitoring of ostomy appliance adhesive performance, allowing for timely replacement and reducing the risk of leakage and skin damage through accurate detection of moisture propagation patterns.
Implementation Method 1
obtain first parameter data from first ostomy data... indicative of a first primary parameter based on a first primary criterion related to a first primary threshold value... indicative of a first secondary parameter based on a first secondary criterion related to a first secondary threshold value
Data Source
AI summary
A monitor device and a base plate and an ostomy system comprising a monitor device and a base plate is disclosed. The base plate comprising: a top layer; an electrode assembly; and a monitor interface configured for connecting the base plate to a monitor device. An axial distance along an axial direction between a proximal facing edge of a coupling part and a contact surface on the distal side of the top layer is a first axial distance. The first axial distance being less than a second axial distance between a distal facing edge of the monitor device and a proximal facing side of the monitor device, such that upon connecting the base plate to the monitor device the proximal facing side of the monitor device contacts the contact surface to force a first connection parts to contact a first terminal element.