Monitoring device and system for providing an alert when an infant is unresponsive to stimulus
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1. A monitoring device attachable to an infant, comprising:
- an accelerometer configured to detect movement information of the infant;
at least one stimulus generating component configured to generate at least one type of stimulus, wherein the at least one type of stimulus comprises at least one of a vibration stimulus, an audible stimulus, or a visual stimulus; and
a controller configured to;
determine, based on the movement information, an absence of movement by the infant for a predetermined period of time;
initiate, in response to the determined absence of movement, at least one first stimulus by the at least one stimulus generating component to stimulate a responsive movement by the infant;
determine, based on additional detected movement information by the accelerometer following the at least one first stimulus, a continued absence of movement by the infant; and
in response to the determined continued absence of movement;
randomly select at least one second stimulus to prevent sensory adaptation, andinitiate the at least one second stimulus by the at least one stimulus generating component to further stimulate the responsive movement by the infant.
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Abstract
Described is an infant monitoring and alerting system capable of determining an absence of movement by an infant. When an absence of movement is detected the monitor attempts to stimulate movement using stimuli that may include a vibration, an audible alert, or a visual alert. If no movement is detected in response to the stimuli, the monitor may provide another instance of stimuli which may include stimuli at an elevated intensity or additional and/or different stimuli. The additional instance of stimuli may further attempt to stimulate movement by the infant and may also function as an alert to the caregiver that their attention may be required.
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1. A monitoring device attachable to an infant, comprising:
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an accelerometer configured to detect movement information of the infant; at least one stimulus generating component configured to generate at least one type of stimulus, wherein the at least one type of stimulus comprises at least one of a vibration stimulus, an audible stimulus, or a visual stimulus; and a controller configured to; determine, based on the movement information, an absence of movement by the infant for a predetermined period of time; initiate, in response to the determined absence of movement, at least one first stimulus by the at least one stimulus generating component to stimulate a responsive movement by the infant; determine, based on additional detected movement information by the accelerometer following the at least one first stimulus, a continued absence of movement by the infant; and in response to the determined continued absence of movement; randomly select at least one second stimulus to prevent sensory adaptation, and initiate the at least one second stimulus by the at least one stimulus generating component to further stimulate the responsive movement by the infant. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of monitoring an infant with a monitoring device attachable to an infant and comprising an accelerometer, at least one stimulus generating component, and a controller, the method comprising:
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detecting, by the accelerometer, movement information of the infant; determining, based on the detected movement information, an absence of movement by the infant for a predetermined period of time; generating, by the at least one stimulus generating component and in response to the determined absence of movement, at least one first stimulus by the at least one stimulus generating component to stimulate a responsive movement by the infant; determining, based on additional detected movement information by the accelerometer following the at least one first stimulus, a continued absence of movement by the infant; and in response to the determined continued absence of movement; randomly selecting at least one second stimulus to prevent sensory adaptation, and generating, by the at least one stimulus generating component at least one second stimulus to further stimulate the responsive movement by the infant. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution, cause a monitoring device attachable to an infant to perform operations comprising:
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detecting movement information of the infant; determining, based on the detected movement information, an absence of movement by the infant for a predetermined period of time; generating, by at least stimulus generating component and in response to the determined absence of movement, at least one first stimulus by the at least one stimulus generating component to stimulate a responsive movement by the infant; determining, based on additional detected movement information by the accelerometer following the at least one first stimulus, a continued absence of movement by the infant; and in response to the determined continued absence of movement; randomly selecting at least one second stimulus to prevent sensory adaptation, and generating, by the at least one stimulus generating component at least one second stimulus to further stimulate the responsive movement by the infant. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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