Dartex® Smart Textiles

Why Choose Trelleborg for Smart Textiles?

This ground-breaking technology from Trelleborg allows the whole support surface cover to act as a sensor; alerting medical professionals to any change in:

Incontinence
Humidity
Movement
Pressure
and more

What makes it unique?

Unlike a separate sensing mat, the sensors are part of the textile construction.

This eliminates the need for an additional sensing surface, which could leave vulnerable skin more at risk to avoidable pressure injuries.

An additional benefit is that the whole support surface cover can be configured to monitor the patient in real time.

This allows multiple options for care givers who are looking to monitor specific parts of the patient without compromising skin integrity by using multiple monitoring devices.

The fabric panel can be configured to monitor vulnerable areas when used on a support surface cover:

Head
Shoulders
Scapula
Hips
Sacrum
Heels
Toes

It can also be configured to provide real-time information when integrated into a medical device, such as blood pressure monitoring and pressure build up for orthotics & prosthetics.