DEVICE FOR ASSESSING THE WATER LOSS OF A PERSON OR OF AN ANIMAL THROUGH PERSPIRATION

摘要

The present invention relates to a device for assessing the water loss of a person or of an animal through perspiration, comprising: an application surface intended for being applied to the skin of the person or the animal; an absorbent structure for absorbing the sweat, made up entirely or partially of an absorbent material having an absorption capacity that is no lower than 500 g/m2; an intermediate structure located between the application surface and the absorbent structure and arranged such as to promote the diffusion of sweat from the application surface toward one or more intake areas, having a size limited scale, of the absorbent structure, said intermediate structure comprising: a sweat-barrier film having one or more openings matching said one or more intake areas passing through said film; and between the film forming a barrier and the application surface, a structure draining the sweat, made entirely or partially of a draining material having an absorption capacity that is strictly lower than 500 g/m2; and a detection system that is sensitive to the size of the absorbent structure moistened by the sweat that entered the latter via the one or more intake areas.