An Australian company announced the rollout of what it said were the world's first electronic underpants, saying its product was able to send text messages if the wearer became incontinent。

　　Designed for the elderly and infirm, the SIM system will be used in homes for the aged across New South Wales state to monitor incontinence after successful trials in Victoria, the company Simavita said。

　　"Incontinence management is a key area in which innovative technologies can benefit aged care," said chief executive Philippa Lewis. "We developed SIM system to provide greater comfort and dignity to the elderly while aiming to significantly lower costs for aged care facilities."

　　Its underpants have a disposable element similar to a regular incontinence pad and include a detachable transmitter that relays readings from the pad's sensor strip over a wireless network to a central computer. Alerts are sent via text message or over the institution's paging system。

　　More than 90 per cent of Australians living in elderly care facilities are believed to suffer from incontinence - a problem that currently requires staff to carry out frequent manual checks throughout the day。

　　澳大利亚Simavita公司研发出世界首个电子内裤。如果穿电子内裤的人感觉要失禁时，电子内裤能够及时发送文字信息。

　　Simavita公司表示，该公司的产品SIMsystem是为老人和体弱者所设计，在维多利亚州进行监测尿失禁问题方面取得成功后，该产品将开始在新南威尔士州的安老院开始启用。

　　该公司的首席执行官菲莉帕•刘易斯表示，“这项技术创新能够惠及老年人。”他说，“我们研发SIM系统是为老年人提供舒适和尊严，同时为老年人护理院降低成本。”

　　电子内裤装有一次性元件，该元件类似于失禁垫。还装有可拆卸的发射器，发射器转播读自传感带上的信息，传感带上的信息通过无线网络传到中央计算机。警告通过文字信息或者系统的传呼系统发送出去。

　　报道说，生活在老年人护理院90%多的澳大利亚老人遭受失禁困扰。问题是目前要求工作人员每天手动检查。