Monitoring apparatus for ambulatory subject and a method for monitoring the same
First Claim
1. A monitoring apparatus for an ambulatory subject including:
- a portable monitor mountable on the subject that includes an accelerometer that determines the instant acceleration of the subject in one or more determined directions;
a processing unit that;
a) determines at least one instant ambulatory performance indicia of the subject from at least one determined instant acceleration of the subject in one or more instants of time;
b) determines at least one designated performance threshold from at least one previously determined instant ambulatory performance indicia;
c) determines if the subject'"'"'s instant ambulatory performance indicia is below or above the at least one designated performance threshold;
d) initiates at least one event if the determined instant ambulatory performance indicia is above or below the determined at least one designated performance threshold; and
a communications unit that communicates an initiated event to a remote receiver.
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Abstract
The invention provides a monitoring apparatus (1) for an ambulatory subject (2) that includes a portable monitor (3) mountable on subject (3) that includes an accelerometer that determines the instant acceleration of subject (2) in one or more determined directions. It further includes a processing unit (7) that determines at least one instant ambulatory performance indicia of subject (2) from the determined instant acceleration, determines at least one designated performance threshold from at least one previously determined instant ambulatory performance indicia and initiates an event under predetermined conditions that is communicated to remote receiver (5) for the attention of carer (11), providing remote monitoring and supervision of subject (2) based on ambulatory performance of subject (2).
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16 Claims
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1. A monitoring apparatus for an ambulatory subject including:
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a portable monitor mountable on the subject that includes an accelerometer that determines the instant acceleration of the subject in one or more determined directions;
a processing unit that;
a) determines at least one instant ambulatory performance indicia of the subject from at least one determined instant acceleration of the subject in one or more instants of time;
b) determines at least one designated performance threshold from at least one previously determined instant ambulatory performance indicia;
c) determines if the subject'"'"'s instant ambulatory performance indicia is below or above the at least one designated performance threshold;
d) initiates at least one event if the determined instant ambulatory performance indicia is above or below the determined at least one designated performance threshold; and
a communications unit that communicates an initiated event to a remote receiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of monitoring an ambulatory subject including:
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mounting a portable monitor on the subject that is in wireless communication with a remote receiver, wherein the monitor includes an accelerometer to determine simultaneously the instant acceleration of the subject in at least three different directions at different instants in time;
determining a plurality of instant ambulatory performance indicia based on the determined instant acceleration of the subject;
determining at least one designated performance threshold corresponding to the each ambulatory performance indicia from at least one previously determined corresponding instant ambulatory performance indicia;
determining if the subject'"'"'s instant ambulatory performance indicia is below or above the corresponding at least one designated performance threshold and initiating a corresponding event;
communicating a designated initiated event to the remote receiver. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A monitoring apparatus for an ambulatory subject including:
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a portable monitor mountable on the subject that includes an accelerometer that simultaneously determines the instant acceleration of the subject in at least three different directions;
a processing unit that;
a) determines the instant magnitude of the sum of the instant acceleration of the subject in the at least three different directions;
b) determines if the determined instant magnitude does not exceed a first designated acceleration threshold magnitude for a first designated period of time, where the first designated acceleration threshold magnitude is representative of a lack of normal expected subject movement;
c) initiates an event representative of an absence of a normal amount of movement in the subject indicative of a possible inability to rise due to a collapse or other adverse event if the determined instant magnitude does not exceed the first designated acceleration threshold magnitude for at least the first designated period of time; and
a communications unit that communicates an initiated event to a remote receiver. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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