NON-ENCUMBERING, SUBSTANTIALLY CONTINUOUS PATIENT DAILY ACTIVITY DATA MEASUREMENT FOR INDICATION OF PATIENT CONDITION CHANGE FOR ACCESS BY REMOTE CAREGIVER
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a user-wearable, non-encumbering, movement sensor that substantially continuously measures daily-activity data of a patient; and
an analyzer that makes a determination from the daily-activity data of the patient that a change in condition of the patient has occurred, wherein the analyzer generates an indication of the change in condition of the patient for access by a remote caregiver.
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Abstract
An apparatus in one example comprises a user wearable, non-encumbering, movement sensor and an analyzer. The user wearable, non-encumbering, movement sensor substantially continuously measures daily-activity data of a patient. The analyzer makes a determination from the daily-activity data of the patient that a change in condition of the patient has occurred. The analyzer generates an indication of the change in condition of the patient for access by a remote caregiver.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a user-wearable, non-encumbering, movement sensor that substantially continuously measures daily-activity data of a patient; and
an analyzer that makes a determination from the daily-activity data of the patient that a change in condition of the patient has occurred, wherein the analyzer generates an indication of the change in condition of the patient for access by a remote caregiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method, comprising the steps of:
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allowing a patient non-encumbered movement at home while automatically, substantially continuously measuring daily-activity data of the patient;
making a determination automatically from the daily-activity data of the patient whether the patient needs one or more of human investigation, human diagnosis, and/or human treatment; and
generating automatically an alert to a remote caregiver only upon the determination from the daily-activity data of the patient that the patient needs the one or more of human investigation, human diagnosis, and/or human treatment. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. An article, comprising:
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one or more computer-readable signal-bearing media; and
means in the one or more media for making a determination from daily-activity data of a patient allowed freedom of movement at home whether the patient needs one or more of human investigation, human diagnosis, and/or human treatment; and
means in the one or more media for generating an indication of a change in condition of the patient for access by a remote caregiver upon the determination from the daily-activity data of the patient that the patient needs the one or more of human investigation, human diagnosis, and/or human treatment. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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