METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING EXTERNAL PHYSICAL PARAMETERS HAVING AN INFLUENCE ON THE ONSET OR PROGRESSION OF A MEDICAL CONDITION
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Abstract
A patient compliance monitor (10) for monitoring compliance of a patient to a treatment regime for treatment of a medical condition, the patient compliance monitor comprising measurement means (12) for measuring an external physical parameter acting on a limb of the said patient, the external physical parameter having an influence on the medical condition experienced by said limb; recording means (14) for recording over a period of time data representative of the physical parameter; and comparative means for comparing the recorded data with data indicative of the treatment regime to determine patient compliance to the treatment regime.
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188 Claims
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154. A monitoring device for monitoring treatment of a wound or injured tissue on a limb of a person or an animal, the device comprising:
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a monitoring arrangement to monitor at least one external physical parameter acting on the said limb, said at least one physical parameter having an influence on the healing of a wound or injured tissue on the said limb, the monitoring arrangement comprising at least one of a tilt sensor measure the tilt of said limb relative to the direction of gravitational force and a movement sensor to monitor motion of said limb; and treatment delivery device to apply treatment for healing of the wound or injured tissue to the region of said wound, the treatment delivery device comprising a plurality of electrodes to apply electrical signals to the region of said wound or injured tissue and operable to deliver treatment according to the output of the monitoring arrangement. - View Dependent Claims (155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163)
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164. A method of monitoring treatment of a wound on the body of a person or an animal, the method comprising
monitoring at least one external physical parameter acting on the said body, said physical parameters having an influence on the healing of a wound or injured tissue on the said body and comprising at least one of measuring the tilt of a limb of said patient relative to the direction of gravitational force and monitoring motion of said limb; - and
applying treatment for wound healing to the region of said wound or injured tissue by applying electrical signals to the region of said wound or injured tissue through a plurality of electrodes according to the output of the monitoring. - View Dependent Claims (165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172)
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173. A monitoring device for monitoring treatment of a wound or injured tissue on a limb of a person or an animal, the device comprising:
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monitoring arrangement comprising a tilt sensor to measure the tilt of said limb relative to the direction of gravitational force; treatment delivery device to apply treatment for healing of the wound or injured tissue to the region of said wound.
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174. A monitoring device for monitoring treatment of a wound or injured tissue on a limb of a person or an animal, the device comprising
a monitoring arrangement to monitor at least one external physical parameter acting on the said limb, said at least one physical parameter having an influence on the healing of a wound or injured tissue on the said limb; -
a memory to record, over a period of time, data representative of said at least one physical parameter; and treatment delivery device to apply treatment for healing of a wound or injured tissue to the region of said wound or injured tissue, the treatment delivery device comprising a plurality of electrodes to apply electrical signals to the region of said wound or injured tissue and is operable to apply treatment according to the recorded data. - View Dependent Claims (175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181)
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182. A patient compliance monitor for monitoring compliance of a patient to a treatment regime for treatment of a medical condition, the patient compliance monitor comprising
a sensor device comprising a tilt sensor to measure the tilt of said limb relative to the direction of gravitational force, the tilt sensor comprising a first sensor for placement on said limb and a second sensor for placement on the patient'"'"'s torso, the two sensors capable of assessing each others relative position in the vertical direction; -
recording device to record over a period of time data representative of measured tilt; and comparing device to compare the recorded data with data indicative of the treatment regime to determine patient compliance to the treatment regime.
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183. A monitoring device for monitoring treatment of a wound or injured tissue on a limb of a person or an animal, the device comprising
monitoring device comprising a tilt sensor to measure the tilt of said limb relative to the direction of gravitational force, the tilt sensor comprising a first sensor for placement on said limb and a second sensor for placement on the patient'"'"'s torso, the two sensors capable of assessing each others relative position in the vertical direction; - and
treatment delivery device to apply treatment for healing of the wound or injured tissue to the region of said wound or injured tissue.
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184. A monitoring device for monitoring treatment of a wound or injured tissue on a limb of a person or an animal, the device comprising
monitoring means for monitoring at least one external physical parameter acting on the said limb, said at least one physical parameter having an influence on the healing of a wound or injured tissue on the said limb, the monitoring means comprising et least one of a tilt sensor for measuring the tilt of said limb relative to the direction of gravitational force and a movement sensor for monitoring motion of said limb; - and
treatment delivery means for applying treatment for healing of the wound or injured tissue to the region of said wound, the treatment delivery means comprising a plurality of electrodes for applying electrical signals to the region of said wound or injured tissue and operable to deliver treatment according to the output of the monitoring means.
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185. A monitoring device for monitoring treatment of a wound or injured tissue on a limb of a person or an animal, the device comprising:
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monitoring means comprising a tilt sensor for measuring the tilt of said limb relative to the direction of gravitational force; treatment delivery means for applying treatment for healing of the wound or injured tissue to the region of said wound.
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186. A monitoring device for monitoring treatment of a wound or injured tissue on a limb of a person or an animal, the device comprising
monitoring means for monitoring at least one external physical parameter acting on the said limb, said at least one physical parameter having an influence on the healing of a wound or injured tissue on the said limb; -
recording means for recording, over a period of time, data representative of said at least one physical parameter; and treatment delivery means for applying treatment for healing of a wound or injured tissue to the region of said wound or injured tissue, the treatment device comprising a plurality of electrodes for applying electrical signals to the region of said wound or injured tissue and is operable to apply treatment according to the recorded data.
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187. A patient compliance monitor for monitoring compliance of a patient to a treatment regime for treatment of a medical condition, the patient compliance monitor comprising
measurement means comprising a tilt sensor for measuring the tilt of said limb relative to the direction of gravitational force, the tilt sensor comprising a first sensor for placement on said limb and a second sensor for placement on the patient'"'"'s torso, the two sensors capable of assessing each others relative position in the vertical direction; -
recording means for recording over a period of time data representative of measured tilt; and comparative means for comparing the recorded data with data indicative of the treatment regime to determine patient compliance to the treatment regime.
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188. A monitoring device for monitoring treatment of a wound or injured tissue on a limb of a person or an animal, the device comprising
monitoring means comprising a tilt sensor for measuring the tilt of said limb relative to the direction of gravitational force, the tilt sensor comprising a first sensor for placement on said limb and a second sensor for placement on the patient'"'"'s torso, the two sensors capable of assessing each others relative position in the vertical direction; - and
treatment delivery means for applying treatment for healing of the wound or injured tissue to the region of said wound or injured tissue.
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