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Optisense Care's smart toilet seat to be tested in healthcare

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Source: Medtech Magazine
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TL;DR

Optisense Care created the Zen Seat, a smart toilet seat equipped with radar, to monitor bowel habits in elderly and dementia care facilities. The Zen Seat tracks emptying patterns to inform caregivers about patient health. Helsingborg will be the first city to officially test the Zen Seat's effectiveness.

Key takeaways

  • Optisense Care, a Swedish medical technology company, has developed the Zen Seat, a smart toilet seat designed to detect irregularities in bowel emptying patterns
  • Featuring integrated radar technology, the device is primarily intended for elderly and dementia care settings
  • The Zen Seat enables discreet and continuous monitoring of a patient's toilet habits, providing caregivers with valuable insights into the individual's health status
Optisense Care, a Swedish medical technology company, has developed the Zen Seat, a smart toilet seat designed to detect irregularities in bowel emptying patterns. Featuring integrated radar technology, the device is primarily intended for elderly and dementia care settings. The Zen Seat enables discreet and continuous monitoring of a patient's toilet habits, providing caregivers with valuable insights into the individual's health status. Currently undergoing testing in select nursing homes, the city of Helsingborg will be the first municipality to formally evaluate the Zen Seat's efficacy and practical application.

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