Method, Device and Computer-Readable Medium for Evaluating Prevalence of Different Patient Postures
First Claim
1. A method for evaluating the prevalence of different postures of a patient, comprising the steps ofsensing signals indicating the posture of said patient during a monitoring period having a predetermined length;
- determining specific body postures of the patient during said monitoring period using said signals;
measuring the amount of time, the patient spends in each of said specific postures;
storing information regarding each specific posture and the amount of time spent in each posture; and
evaluating the prevalence of said different postures of the patient by classifying said stored information with respect of specific postures and the amount of time spent in corresponding postures.
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Abstract
In a method, device and compute-readable medium for evaluating the prevalence of different postures of a patient, signals are sensed that indicate the posture of the patient during a monitoring period having a predetermined length, specific body postures of the patient are determined during this monitoring period from the sensed signals, the amount of time the patient spends in each of the specific postures is measured, information regarding each specific posture, and the associated amount of time spent in that posture, are stored, and the prevalence of the different postures of the patient is evaluated by classifying the stored information with respect to specific postures and the amount of time in each posture position.
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31 Claims
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1. A method for evaluating the prevalence of different postures of a patient, comprising the steps of
sensing signals indicating the posture of said patient during a monitoring period having a predetermined length; -
determining specific body postures of the patient during said monitoring period using said signals; measuring the amount of time, the patient spends in each of said specific postures;
storing information regarding each specific posture and the amount of time spent in each posture; andevaluating the prevalence of said different postures of the patient by classifying said stored information with respect of specific postures and the amount of time spent in corresponding postures. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13)
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12. (canceled)
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14. A medical device for evaluating the prevalence of different postures of a patient comprising
a position sensor that senses the posture of said patient; -
a determining unit that determines specific body postures of the patient during a monitoring period having a predetermined length using position signals from said position sensor; a timer that measures an amount of time the patient spends in each of said specific postures; a storage unit that stores information regarding each specific posture and the amount of time spent in each posture; and an evaluation unit that evaluates the prevalence of said different postures of the patient by classifying said stored information with respect of specific postures and the amount of time spent in corresponding postures. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 29)
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25-28. -28. (canceled)
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30. (canceled)
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31. A computer-readable medium encoded with a data structure, for use with a computer connected to a sensor, said data structure, when said computer-readable medium is loaded in the computer, causing the computer 2:
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sense signals with said sensor indicating the posture of a patient during a monitoring period having a predetermined length; determine specific body postures of the patient during said monitoring period using said signals; measure the amount of time, the patient spends in each of said specific postures;
storing information regarding each specific posture and the amount of time spent in each posture; andevaluate the prevalence of said different postures of the patient by classifying said stored information with respect of specific postures and the amount of time spent in corresponding postures.
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