Connected Health Solutions provides an automated toileting system that cleans and dries individuals with incontinence or mobility challenges. This system reduces caregiver burden and helps prevent skin breakdown by automating waste removal and hygiene cycles.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Individuals with incontinence or mobility challenges often require extensive assistance with personal hygiene, placing a significant burden on caregivers. Traditional methods like diaper changes and bedpans are labor-intensive and can lead to skin complications such as incontinence-associated dermatitis and pressure ulcers.
Solution
Connected Health Solutions offers the Carebidet, an automated toileting system designed to enhance hygiene and reduce caregiver workload for bedridden or mobility-challenged individuals. The system utilizes integrated sensors to detect waste, followed by automated flushing, washing, and drying cycles. This process aims to maintain user cleanliness and comfort, thereby mitigating the risk of skin breakdown and improving overall patient outcomes.
Target Audience
The primary target audience includes healthcare institutions, home healthcare agencies, and individual family caregivers supporting individuals with incontinence or significant mobility impairments.
Features
- Automated detection of urine and feces via integrated sensors.
- Integrated waste removal, washing, and air-drying functions.
- Scheduled automated drying cycles to maintain perineal dryness.
- Reduces reliance on disposable diapers, bedpans, and manual cleaning.
- Designed to minimize caregiver time and physical strain.
- Contributes to the prevention of incontinence-associated dermatitis and pressure ulcers.
- FDA Class II device designation.