SYSTEM FOR MANAGEMENT AND PREVENTION OF VENOUS POOLING
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Abstract
A monitoring system comprises sensors adapted to be worn by a user, and, a processor linked with the sensor. The processor receives sensor data and processes this data to determine user posture data including data indicative of vertical distance between level of the user'"'"'s heart and ankle. Based on the posture data together with a value for degree of user chronic venous insufficiency and/or blood density, generate an estimate of user static venous pressure while the user is static, without calf muscle pump activity. The processor also processes the sensor data to determine if there is calf muscle pump activity, and generates an estimate of user active venous pressure according to the static venous pressure estimate, rate of calf muscle activity, and a value for degree of user chronic venous insufficiency. The processor may generate the venous pressure estimate in real time, and may control an NMES device accordingly.
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1-39. -39. (canceled)
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40. A monitoring system comprising:
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at least one sensor adapted to be worn by a user, and a processor linked with the sensor, wherein the processor is adapted to; receive sensor data and process said sensor data to determine user posture data including data indicative of vertical distance between level of the user'"'"'s heart and ankle, based on said posture data together with a value for degree of user chronic venous insufficiency and/or blood density, generate in real time an estimate of user static venous pressure while the user is static, without calf muscle pump activity, and determine a refill time for a patient using indirect measurement of their venous haemodynamics using air-plethysmography, or direct venous pressure measurements, or estimated measurements based on degree of chronic venous insufficiency, and said refill time is configured into the processor or is automatically selected by the processor from a list of standard values. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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