IP Library Granted Patent US 11,622,719
Granted Patent B2
US 11,622,719 · App. 16/955,065 · Granted Apr 11, 2023

Sensor assembly part, base plate and monitor device of a medical system and associated method

Inventors: Jais Ask Hansen (Jaegerspris, DK); Niels Hvid (Vedbaek, DK); Finn Speiermann (Virum, DK); Lars Erup Larsen (Maaloev, DK)
Assignee: Coloplast A/S
A61B5/6802A61B5/0002A61B5/6832A61B5/7405A61B5/7455A61B90/96A61B90/98A61F5/443A61F5/4404G16H40/63A61B2562/227
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Patent No.
US 11,622,719
App. No.
16/955,065
Granted
Apr 11, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a sensor assembly part for a base plate of an ostomy system and an associated method for operating a monitor device, wherein the sensor assembly part comprises: an electrode assembly including a plurality of electrodes, each electrode including a sensing part and a connection part, the connection part being configured to electrically couple the sensing part to a monitor device of the ostomy system; a monitor interface configured to couple the sensor assembly part to the monitor device; and a first identifier element configured to be queried by the monitor device.

Claims (32)

1. A base plate of an ostomy system, the base plate comprising:

a first adhesive layer with a proximal side configured for attachment of the base plate to the skin surface of a user;

an electrode assembly including a plurality of electrodes, each electrode including a sensing part and a connection part, the connection part being configured to electrically couple the sensing part to a monitor device of the ostomy system;

a monitor interface configured to couple the base plate to the monitor device; and

a first identifier element electrically coupled to a first set of electrodes of the plurality of electrodes and configured to be queried by the monitor device through the first set of electrodes.

2. The base plate according to claim 1 , wherein the first identifier element comprises one or more of a resistor, a capacitive element, a magnet, a metallic actuator, a dielectric actuator, a sonic target, a photonic target, a bar code, a magnetic strip, an image ID, a variable depth ID, and a circuit element, such as an RFID tag, and an NFC tag.

3. The base plate according to claim 1 , wherein the first identifier element includes a first resistive element having a first resistance.

4. The base plate according to claim 3 , wherein the plurality of electrodes includes a second electrode, and the base plate comprises a second identifier element configured to be queried by the monitor device, the second identifier element being electrically coupled to a second set of electrodes of the plurality of electrodes including a second electrode of the plurality of electrodes, such that the second identifier element can be queried through the second set of electrodes.

5. The base plate according to claim 4 , wherein the first set of electrodes includes a common electrode of the plurality of electrodes, and wherein the second set of electrodes includes the common electrode, such as a third electrode and/or a ground electrode.

6. The base plate according to claim 4 , wherein the second identifier element includes a second resistive element having a second resistance, wherein the second resistance is different from the first resistance.

7. The base plate according to claim 4 , wherein the second identifier element is electrically connected to a sensing part of the second electrode.

8. The base plate according to claim 7 , wherein the sensing part of the second electrode extends from the connection part of the second electrode to a sensing part end of the second electrode, and wherein the second identifier element is electrically connected near the sensing part end of the sensing part of the second electrode.

9. The base plate according to claim 4 , wherein the second identifier element is electrically connected to a connection part of the second electrode.

10. The base plate according to claim 1 , wherein the first identifier element is electrically connected to the sensing part of a first electrode of the first set of electrodes.

11. The base plate according to claim 10 , wherein the sensing part of the first electrode extends from the connection part of the first electrode to a sensing part end of the first electrode, and wherein the first identifier element is electrically connected near the sensing part end of the sensing part of the first electrode.

12. The base plate according to claim 1 , wherein the first identifier element is electrically connected to the connection part of a first electrode of the first set of electrodes.

13. A monitor device of an ostomy system, the monitor device configured to be connected to a base plate of an ostomy appliance, the monitor device comprising:

a first interface including a plurality of terminals configured to be connected with respective terminals of a monitor interface of the base plate, wherein a respective terminal of the base plate is electrically coupled to an identifier element of the base plate, thereby enabling the monitor device to query the identifier element via the first interface;

memory; and

a processor coupled to the first interface and memory, the processor being configured to perform a set of operations, comprising:

querying, via the first interface, the identifier element of the base plate;

receiving, from the identifier element of the base plate, a first identifier response; and

obtaining one or more parameters based on the first identifier response.

14. The monitor device of claim 13 , wherein querying the identifier element comprises determining a resistance of the identifier element.

15. The monitor device of claim 13 , wherein the identifier element comprises one or more of a resistor, a capacitive element, a magnet, a metallic actuator, a dielectric actuator, a sonic target, a photonic target, a bar code, a magnetic strip, an image ID, a variable depth ID, and a circuit element, such as an RFID tag, and an NFC tag.

16. The monitor device of claim 13 , wherein:

the identifier element is a first identifier element; and

the base plate further comprises a second identifier element that is electrically coupled to a terminal of the respective terminals of the monitor interface of the base plate, thereby enabling the monitor device to query the second identifier element via the first interface.

17. The monitor device of claim 16 , wherein the monitor device is configured to query both the first identifier element and the second identifier element using a common terminal of the plurality of terminals.

18. The monitor device of claim 16 , wherein querying the second identifier element comprises determining a resistance of the second identifier element.

19. The monitor device of claim 16 , wherein the second identifier element comprises one or more of a resistor, a capacitive element, a magnet, a metallic actuator, a dielectric actuator, a sonic target, a photonic target, a bar code, a magnetic strip, an image ID, a variable depth ID, and a circuit element, such as an RFID tag, and an NFC tag.

20. The monitor device of claim 13 , wherein obtaining the one or more parameters comprises determining a parameter of the one or more parameters from the memory of the monitor device based on the first identifier response.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 4, 2020
From: HANSEN, JAIS ASK; HVID, NIELS; SPEIERMANN, FINN; LARSEN, LARS ERUP
To: COLOPLAST A/S
Reel/Frame 053692/0262 →
Priority Claims (4)
DK PA 2017 70989 · Dec 22, 2017 · national
DK PA 2017 70990 · Dec 22, 2017 · national
DK PA 2017 71002 · Dec 22, 2017 · national
DK PA 2017 71006 · Dec 22, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200383637A1 · Dec 10, 2020
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