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Detection of patient's position and activity status using 3D accelerometer-based position sensor

  • US 6,658,292 B2
  • Filed: 08/24/2001
  • Issued: 12/02/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/24/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for operating an implantable stimulation device, comprising:

  • obtaining a vertical acceleration parameter from an implanted sensor, the vertical acceleration parameter indicative of a patient'"'"'s acceleration in a vertical direction;

    determining a vertical velocity parameter indicative of a patient'"'"'s velocity in the vertical direction as a function of the vertical acceleration parameter; and

    determining a patient'"'"'s status based at least in part on the vertical acceleration parameter and the vertical velocity parameter.

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