Methods, systems and apparatuses for detecting seizure and non-seizure states
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1. A system comprising:
- at least one accelerometer configured to be positioned on a patient, the at least one accelerometer configured to generate acceleration data;
a processor in communication with the at least one accelerometer, the processor configured to;
receive acceleration data from the at least one accelerometer;
determine a plurality of components of the acceleration data;
calculate, for each of the plurality of components, a non-linear energy of the component by applying one or more non-linear operators to the component;
calculate a non-linear energy of the acceleration data by combining the non-linear energies of the plurality of components of the acceleration data;
perform a first comparison of the non-linear energy of the acceleration data to a first threshold;
determine, based on the first comparison, whether the nonlinear energy of the acceleration data indicates an event; and
if the non-linear energy indicates the event;
perform a second comparison of the acceleration data to a second threshold; and
determine, based on the second comparison, whether the event is a seizure; and
a warning device that activates an alarm in response to receiving an indication from the processor that the event is a seizure.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and apparatuses for detecting seizure events are disclosed, having at least one accelerometer to be positioned on a patient and configured to collect acceleration data and a processor in communication with the at least one accelerometer and configured to receive acceleration data from the at least one accelerometer. The processor may apply at least one non-linear operator to the acceleration data to determine whether the acceleration data indicates an event, such application including calculation of a non-linear energy of the acceleration data and performance of at least one secondary analysis to determine whether the event is a seizure.
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26 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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at least one accelerometer configured to be positioned on a patient, the at least one accelerometer configured to generate acceleration data; a processor in communication with the at least one accelerometer, the processor configured to; receive acceleration data from the at least one accelerometer; determine a plurality of components of the acceleration data; calculate, for each of the plurality of components, a non-linear energy of the component by applying one or more non-linear operators to the component; calculate a non-linear energy of the acceleration data by combining the non-linear energies of the plurality of components of the acceleration data; perform a first comparison of the non-linear energy of the acceleration data to a first threshold; determine, based on the first comparison, whether the nonlinear energy of the acceleration data indicates an event; and if the non-linear energy indicates the event; perform a second comparison of the acceleration data to a second threshold; and determine, based on the second comparison, whether the event is a seizure; and a warning device that activates an alarm in response to receiving an indication from the processor that the event is a seizure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one accelerometer configured to be positioned on a patient, the at least one accelerometer configured to generate acceleration data; a processor in configured to communicate with the at least one accelerometer and configured to; receive the acceleration data from the at least one accelerometer; determine a first dimension, a second dimension and a third dimension of the acceleration data; calculate a first non-linear energy of the first dimension of the acceleration data by applying a first non-linear operator to the first dimension of the acceleration data; calculate a second non-linear energy of the second dimension of the acceleration data by applying a second non-linear operator to the second dimension of the acceleration data; calculate a third non-linear energy of the third dimension of the acceleration data by applying a third non-linear operator to the third dimension of the acceleration data; calculate a non-linear energy of the acceleration data by combining the first non-linear energy, the second non-linear energy, and the third non-linear energy of the acceleration data; perform a first comparison of the non-linear energy of the acceleration data to a first threshold to determine whether the non-linear energy of the acceleration data indicates an event; and if the non-linear energy indicates the event; perform a second comparison of the acceleration data to a second threshold; and determine, based on the second comparison, whether the event is a seizure; and a warning device that activates an alarm in response to receiving an indication from the processor that the event is a seizure. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A method, comprising:
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receiving acceleration data at a processor from at least one accelerometer positioned on a patient; determining a plurality of components of the acceleration data; calculating, for each of the plurality of components, a non-linear energy of the components by applying a non-linear operator to the component at the processor; calculating a non-linear energy of the acceleration data by combining the non-linear energies of the components of the acceleration data; performing a first comparison of the non-linear energy of the acceleration data to a first threshold; determining, based on the first comparison, whether the non-linear energy of the acceleration data indicates an event; if the non-linear energy indicates the event; performing a second comparison of the acceleration data to a second threshold; determining, based on the second comparison, whether the event is a seizure; and activating an alarm on a warning device in response to determining the event is a seizure. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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