A UMIN registration disclosed on April 15, 2025 describes a Yokohama Medical Center study using Koyo’s Diaper Navi. The planned randomized study compares the device with conventional diapers and evaluates interventions associated with support for independent urination. The target sample is 200, not a confirmed enrolment count. The record lists a planned start in November 2024 and final follow-up in March 2026, but results remain…
Sanwa’s announcement dated April 8, 2025 records a connection between its Kaigo Plus urine-detection system and ND Software’s Honobono IoT Cloud. ND Software also lists Kaigo Plus among its connected tools. This is a development in linking excretion-monitoring information with care software, rather than the launch of a new absorbent diaper. The dated source is Sanwa’s notice. The partner’s product page describes the connection but…
A Korean case report published on April 7, 2025 describes use of an external MONIT diaper sensor for an adult with cognitive and mobility difficulties and incontinence-associated dermatitis. Moisture alerts informed diaper changes while antifungal treatment continued. The authors reported improvement in skin-assessment scores. Because this was one patient receiving concurrent treatment, the report cannot isolate the sensor’s effect or establish a general treatment benefit.…
aba said on April 4, 2025 that cumulative domestic shipments of its Helppad 2 excretion sensor had exceeded 1,000 units. The company described use in care facilities across more than 30 Japanese prefectures. Helppad 2 is a sheet-based system that the company says detects excretion-related odours without attaching a device to the wearer. The figures are the manufacturer’s shipment report, not a count of facilities…
Sanwa’s news notice dated January 23, 2025 announced that its Kaigo Plus urine-detection system had connected with CAREKARTE, the care software provided by Care Connect Japan. CAREKARTE’s official connected-products page also identifies Sanwa’s system. The announcement concerns the flow of information between excretion monitoring and care records. It does not introduce a new diaper formulation or provide an independent assessment of urine-volume measurement or staff-time…
Obu City announced on December 17, 2024 a care-facility pilot of a urine-detection system developed by SUMINOE. The plan places a cloth sensor connected to a transmitter inside the diaper and compares its signals with actual urination records. The announcement scheduled tests at one facility for December 18 and 20, and at another for late January 2025. It also identifies attachment and removal procedures as…
Asahi Kasei Microdevices announced on November 13, 2024 that it would show a batteryless smart-diaper concept at CES 2025, scheduled for January 7–10 in Las Vegas. The company described using urine’s moisture as an electrolyte, two conductive materials as electrodes and power-management electronics to support sensing and Bluetooth Low Energy communication. This was a concept-demonstration announcement, not the release of a finished consumer or care-facility…
A Duke-linked paper first published online on November 1, 2024 examines long-term automated stool monitoring using a smart toilet. It appears in the journal’s January 2025 issue. The workplace-bathroom study involved six healthy volunteers aged 24–59. It recorded images from 474 bowel movements over a mean period of ten months and examined automated stool-form assessment. This is a small feasibility study, not a care-home trial…
Medline announced the FitRight CONNECT Wetness Sensing System on September 16, 2024. It combines designated briefs, a reusable sensor pod and Wi-Fi-based alerts for care facilities. The company describes recording wetness-event times, time in each brief and the interval before a clean brief is applied. Its release also describes a trial in one unit at Ohio-based Bayley Senior Care involving 25 long-term-care residents. The trial…
Toi Labs announced a collaboration with Hewlett Packard Enterprise on July 3, 2024, describing the use of HPE Aruba Networking infrastructure alongside its TrueLoo smart toilet seat. The announcement concerns connectivity for senior-care settings. TrueLoo records toileting information through a toilet-based system; it is not a diaper-mounted wetness sensor. The release discusses relationships with care operators and their wider networks. Those network figures should not…
aba and BioSilver announced on July 1, 2024 that they would begin connecting the monitoring displays for Helppad 2 and the aams care-monitoring system from early July. The announcement describes viewing the two products’ information on one screen, rather than using separate monitoring terminals. It is a software-display connection between existing products. The release states the rollout plan at that time; it does not establish…
Koyo’s news listing dated May 29, 2024 announced the release of Diaper Navi for care facilities. The product notice describes using a sensor to make conditions inside the diaper visible to care staff. Sanwa’s announcement on the same date states that Diaper Navi uses its Kaigo Plus urine-detection system. These notices establish the facility-oriented release, which is separate from the home-care kit announced in 2025.…
