A sensor that keeps care staff informed in real time

The task

mySenti is a start-up that wants to improve the care situation in care homes and in home care. The idea of an incontinence sensor was to become a system ready for the market.

We assessed the feasibility of the IoT sensor system and developed its concept. Our core services were hardware and software development and helping to support the pilot deployment in a care home.

The solution

At its heart is an absolute humidity sensor integrated into the PCB structure. Alongside it are an ultra-low-power chip, battery management and further sensors. The sensor can be attached to all standard incontinence products on the market.

The encrypted sensor data is sent periodically to the mySenti IoT bridges, which pass it on to the local backend in the care home. Through an interface to the care software that we developed, the measurement data is linked to the patient data and reaches the care staff's mobile app.

The entire system runs on the local network. The cloud backend only evaluates anonymised readings statistically, and this evaluation is used solely to improve the product.

Handling patient data

The concept follows a simple principle: capture as little patient data as possible and store none of it.

The entire data flow is encrypted and secured by certificate validation.