Electronic underpants revealed

By Dylan Bushell-Embling
Tuesday, 02 September, 2008

The SimPAD 'electronic underpants' developed by Fred Bergman Healthcare are to be showcased on the New Inventors tomorrow night.

Designed for use in aged care facilities, SimPADs contain a censor which monitor the pads and sends an electronic alert or SMS to carers whenever they need to be changed.

This will help preserve patients' dignity, removing the necessity for carers to check the pads when they are not wet.

They can provide nurses with an accurate assessment of how often a pad needs to be changed after a three-day monitoring period.

Hosted by comedian James O'Loughlin, the New Inventors airs on the ABC on Wednesday nights at 8pm.

Related News

Does exercise really extend lifespan? It's complicated

Physical activity is seen as a way to extend the human lifespan, but the benefits of physical...

Nature helps to relieve physical pain

Experiencing nature, even in the form of watching nature videos, can alleviate acute physical pain.

SEQ koala population carries immunity to retrovirus

Koalas from a population north of the Brisbane River appear to have evolved a unique genomic...


  • All content Copyright © 2025 Westwick-Farrow Pty Ltd