Compliance monitoring system
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1. A compliance monitoring apparatus for monitoring the amount of time a person wears a medical appliance according to a prescribed mode, said apparatus comprising:
- sensor means, including means for coupling with the medical appliance, for sensing a condition indicative of whether the person is wearing the medical appliance and for producing sensor signals representative thereof; and
signal processing means, including a data storage and retrieval device and means for producing time data representative of the time of day, for receiving said sensor signals and responsive thereto for storing, in said data storage and retrieval device, sensor data representative thereof and concurrent time data in association therewith, said sensor data and concurrent time data cooperatively representing the time frames during which the medical appliance was worn by the person so that the amount of time the person wears the medical appliance can be determined for monitoring whether the person has worn the medical appliance according to the prescribed mode.
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Abstract
A compliance monitoring apparatus (10) includes sensors (70, 72, 74, 76) for sensing specified conditions such as temperature and impact, and a signal processor (26) for storing sensor data and concurrent time data for subsequent analysis. The invention finds utility in monitoring compliance with a prescribed mode of a person wearing an appliance such as a splint (12), and for monitoring the conditions experienced by a package (100) during shipment.
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1. A compliance monitoring apparatus for monitoring the amount of time a person wears a medical appliance according to a prescribed mode, said apparatus comprising:
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sensor means, including means for coupling with the medical appliance, for sensing a condition indicative of whether the person is wearing the medical appliance and for producing sensor signals representative thereof; and signal processing means, including a data storage and retrieval device and means for producing time data representative of the time of day, for receiving said sensor signals and responsive thereto for storing, in said data storage and retrieval device, sensor data representative thereof and concurrent time data in association therewith, said sensor data and concurrent time data cooperatively representing the time frames during which the medical appliance was worn by the person so that the amount of time the person wears the medical appliance can be determined for monitoring whether the person has worn the medical appliance according to the prescribed mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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