User's Manual

SIM™ User Manual | Ref Code: SUM | GEN4_0024| Version: 8
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2.0 Overview
2.1 WHAT IS THE SIM™ SYSTEM
SIM™ stands for Smart Incontinence Management.
SIM™ is used by carers in resident aged care facilities during an incontinence assessment to gather relevant
information and record events which are automatically displayed on a bladder diary. This process helps create
an accurate incontinence record.
Direct physiological urinary incontinence data is detected by a sensor strip embedded in an absorbent
incontinence product (SIM™ sensor Figure 1) worn by the resident during the assessment period. All
incontinence events are detected and transmitted by a small pod (SIM™ pod) attached to the front of the
SIM™ sensor pad worn by the resident during the assessment.
Figure 1 SIM™ sensor
The SIM™ pod (Figure 2) has been designed to operate continuously over the entire assessment period and
utilises Wi-Fi capabilities to send event data back to a server based software application (SIM™ manager) for
processing into useful data for clinicians to review. In addition to the direct urinary incontinence data
feedback, carers collect data using an intuitive point of care application called ‘SIM™ assist’. The SIM™ dock
(Figure 2) is used to charge battery of the SIM™ pod in between assessments.
Figure 2 SIM™ pod and dock
SIM™ assist application (Figure 3) operates on smart phone devices such as Android phones or tablets. The
portability of a device containing the SIM™ assist allows the carer to record relevant data about the resident
under assessment at the time of each event. Data events include: food and fluid intake; successful and
unsuccessful toileting; sensor changes; behaviours; and other therapy activities related to urinary incontinence
care.