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  • We acquired this object.

2015

  • Work on this object began.

2017

2025

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Button Sensor, SafeWander Bed-Exit Alarm Sensor System

This is a Button sensor. It was manufactured by SensaRx, LLC. It is dated 2015. Its medium is plastic, electronic components.

Getting out of bed or a chair unassisted can lead to falls and injury. This small sensor, easily and securely attached to one’s clothes, detects change in body position and immediately sends an alert to the caregiver's smartphone as the person gets up, enabling a timely response to prevent falls and wandering.

It is credited Gift of The Alzheimer's Store.

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  • H x W x D: 61 × 45.7 × 20.3 cm (24 × 18 × 8 in.).
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Its dimensions are

H x diam. (sensor): 1 × 3.2 cm (3/8 × 1 1/4 in.)

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Access+Ability.

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