WEARABLE AMBULATORY DATA RECORDER
First Claim
1. An external wearable ambulatory data recorder comprising:
- a housing;
a sensor that generates a signal as a function of posture of a patient that wears the data recorder within the housing;
a memory within the housing;
a processor within the housing that receives the signal from the sensor, and stores posture data within the memory for the patient based on the signal; and
an element removably attached to the data recorder, wherein the processor calibrates the sensor in response to removal of the element,wherein to calibrate the sensor in response to the removal of the element, the processor identifies an initial value of the signal in response to the removal of the element and associates the initial value with a predetermined posture,wherein the posture data corresponds to values of the signal correlated to the initial value of the signal associated with the predetermined posture.
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Abstract
A wearable ambulatory data recorder that senses physiological parameters of a patient, and stores physiological parameter data for later retrieval, as well as techniques for using such a wearable ambulatory data recorder, are described. The data recorder includes one or more sensors located on or within a housing. The data recorder may include an adhesive layer for attachment to a patient. In some embodiments, the housing may be within a patch, e.g., bandage, which includes the adhesive layer. The housing may be waterproof. Features of the data recorder such as size, waterproofness, and inclusion of an adhesive may allow the data recorder to be unobtrusively worn by a patient during a variety of daily activities. The data recorder may be for single use and thereafter disposable.
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24 Claims
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1. An external wearable ambulatory data recorder comprising:
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a housing; a sensor that generates a signal as a function of posture of a patient that wears the data recorder within the housing; a memory within the housing; a processor within the housing that receives the signal from the sensor, and stores posture data within the memory for the patient based on the signal; and an element removably attached to the data recorder, wherein the processor calibrates the sensor in response to removal of the element, wherein to calibrate the sensor in response to the removal of the element, the processor identifies an initial value of the signal in response to the removal of the element and associates the initial value with a predetermined posture, wherein the posture data corresponds to values of the signal correlated to the initial value of the signal associated with the predetermined posture. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An external wearable ambulatory data recorder comprising:
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a housing; means within the housing for sensing posture of a patient that wears the data recorder and generating posture data; means within the housing for storing the posture data; an element removably attached to the housing; and means for calibrating the posture sensing means in response to removal of the element, wherein the means for calibrating comprises means for identifying an initial sensed posture in response to the removal and means for associating the initial sensed posture with a predetermined posture, wherein the posture data corresponds to sensed postures correlated to the initial sensed posture associated with the predetermined posture. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. An external wearable ambulatory data recorder comprising:
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a sensor that senses posture of a patient wearing the external ambulatory data recorder; a memory; and a processor, wherein the processor is programmed to; store posture data from the sensor within the memory, detect removal of an element from the data recorder, identify an initial sensed posture of the patient in response to the detection of removal, and calibrate posture sensing in response to the removal by associating the initial sensed posture with a predetermined posture, wherein storing posture data comprises storing posture data corresponding to sensed postures of the patient correlated to the initial sensed posture associated with the predetermined posture. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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