ADVERSE CONDITION DETECTION, ASSESSMENT, AND RESPONSE SYSTEMS, METHODS AND DEVICES
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Abstract
A method comprises receiving an input indicative of at least one factor that contributes to the development of pressure ulcers; determining a risk score as a function of the input; comparing the risk score to a previous risk score; and at least one of activating a therapy configured to reduce the magnitude of the factor and notifying a caregiver if the risk score is greater than the previous risk score.
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94 Claims
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1-51. -51. (canceled)
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52. A method of predicting an occurrence of a pressure ulcer, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a first input signal indicative of a physiological characteristic of a person at a first time; receiving a second input signal indicative of the physiological characteristic at a second time; determining if a pressure ulcer is likely to occur based on a trend indicated by the first input signal and the second input signal; and generating an intervention if a pressure ulcer is likely to occur. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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80. A control system, comprising:
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an input; a processor configured to receive information from the input corresponding to at least two of a characteristic of a person, a pressure ulcer risk, and a medical history of a person; and a memory unit including instructions configured to be executed by the processor, the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to determine when a pressure ulcer will likely occur based on the information received from the input, and generate an intervention if a pressure ulcer will likely occur. - View Dependent Claims (81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93)
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94-97. -97. (canceled)
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