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FALL DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD

  • US 20160113551A1
  • Filed: 05/23/2014
  • Published: 04/28/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/06/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A fall detection system designed to be worn or carried by a user, comprising:

  • a user device comprising one or more sensors for measuring the movements of the user; and

    the system further comprising a processing unit configured to operate in a first mode in which the processing unit processes the measured movements to determine if the user has fallen and a further mode in which the processing unit processes measured movements obtained during a user-specified time period to determine the risk of the user falling,wherein the processing unit is configured to detect a first input from the user specifying the start of the time period during which the user will perform one or more specified exercises and/or movements used to assess fall risk.

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