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Well, ladies and gents, we have officially arrived to the 21st century. I saw this system advertised and was curious, because sometimes at work I have a hard time knowing how wet i actually got a diaper, and when I go to check, I find only a small amount of urine even though it felt like it could have been a larger episode. These diapers have a REUSABLE smart sensor that you detatch when you change the brief. It sends realtime data to an app on an Android or iPhone. I have one on, with the sensor attached and had an episode. It sensed wetness in realtime and sent the notification to my phone, and it says saturation is at 30%. Impressive. I can see this being very useful for caregivers taking the guesswork and hassle out of diaper checks. I would say that offsets the extra cost of the sensor. The diaeprs themselves without the sensor are a decent price point, 1.74 per brief. Not bad. In appearnce, they are similar to Medline Extended wear. But their topsheet reminds me of Mega Max. Will report back later when I have use them at work, which was the origional intent. For now, I bought a bag of 20. Tapes could be improved upon, but the sensor technolgy seems to work well

Peace out!

Rob

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The above is the primary disadvantage as far as I can see. The sensor strips is an interesting idea in that it is better than a wet/not-wet indication, perhaps showing how much of the diaper is wet.

Wayne, that is EXACLTY how they work. There is a sensor that is recharable on the OUTSIDE of the diaper so its not touching urine or feces, and it connects to an app on your phone. Within 20 minutes maximum after an episode the app indicates how saturated the brief is. Sometimes an episode is registered immediately, sometimes it takes a while. But this is a HUGE advantage over the every 2 hour check and change system. A patient using this system would be sitting in a saturated brief for a maximum of 20 minutes. The saturation levels were SPOT ON. Even though the diaper was not completly wet front to back, the system detected that it was saturated enough to warrant a change. Which is how it works for most premium adult diapers. For men especially, most of the wetting takes place in the crotch, with the back not getting much aaction unless we are laying down.

The briefs themselves are very good quality overall, but the tapes could use some improvement. They are sticky tab style on a landing zone on a cloth backed diaper. I would prefer a hook and loop tab on a cloth backed diaper TBH.

I had planned to use these at work to take the guesswork out of when I needed to change while working to be able to focus on the lot, but unfortunately the sensor bluetooth system only runs on 2.4 Ghz Wif and Meijer Wifi is 5 Ghz. Oh well. Perhaps I will invest in a few bags or a case and use them for change when wet, only changing when they are at a certian saturation level, utilizing the app to know when exactly to change. I think that is a huge advantage... I'm not wasting diapers that way .. underutilizing them, and I can get a rough idea how much I release with an average episode, which can help with plannig diaper setups for work or when I am out an about.

If anyone is curious, I would say try them. The extra cost is only because of the sensor. Once you pay 60 dollars for the sensor, you can buy additional briefs without the sensor, and they dont cost as much. You can get a case of 60 for 108 dollars, which is a reasonable price point, given the quality and absorbency of the diaper. It has leak guards, and 700 ml capacity to boot. On top of that the smart tech makes the extra cost compared to similar absorbency diapers worth it in my opinion.

Here is the website:
http://Zealacare.com
edit: I put that the product has waistbands. It in fact does not. My mistake. But it DOES have very tall standing leak guards, which is a must for premium incontinence protection

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"We cannot do great things. We can only do small things with great love" Mother Teresa

"THERE ARE FOUR LIGHTS!" - Captain Picard from Chain of Command, Part II

I ran into that with our WiFi security cameras a couple of years ago when we upgraded our internet modem. Hopefully, that limitation will vanish soon.