Avoidance of cognitive impairment events
US-2016007910-A1 · Jan 14, 2016 · US
Monitoring a person for indications of a brain injury
US2016278686A1 · US · A1
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-2016278686-A1 |
| Application number | US-201514744064-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | A1 |
| Filing date | Jun 19, 2015 |
| Priority date | Mar 23, 2015 |
| Publication date | Sep 29, 2016 |
| Grant date | — |
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Embodiments include methods, systems and computer program products for monitoring a person for a traumatic brain injury. Aspects include monitoring a gait of the user with one or more accelerometers embedded in the uniform and analyzing, by a processor, one or more characteristics of the gait of the user. Aspects also include determining whether the one or more characteristics of the gate indicate that the user may have suffered the traumatic brain injury and creating an alert that the user of the helmet may have suffered the traumatic brain injury.
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What is claimed is: 1 . A method for monitoring a user of a uniform for a traumatic brain injury, the method comprising: monitoring a gait of the user with one or more accelerometers embedded in the uniform; analyzing, by a processor, one or more characteristics of the gait of the user; determining whether the one or more characteristics of the gate indicate that the user may have suffered the traumatic brain injury; and creating an alert that the user of the helmet may have suffered the traumatic brain injury. 2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more characteristics of the gait of the user comprises at least one of a duty factor and a forelimb-hindlimb phase relationship. 3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the analyzing is performed based on a detected acceleration of the helmet exceeding a threshold level. 4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the determination that the one or more characteristics of the gait indicate that the user may have suffered the traumatic brain injury is based on a comparison of the one or more characteristics of the gait of the user to a baseline reading of the one or more characteristics of the gait of the user. 5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the uniform includes a helmet and at least one of the one or more accelerators are embedded in the helmet. 6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the analyzing includes determining postural and movement indicators of the user. 7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising transmitting the alert to a separate computer system for processing and further analysis.
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Acoustic sensors · CPC title
Determining posture transitions · CPC title
Head-worn items, e.g. helmets, masks, headphones or goggles · CPC title
Alarms related to a physiological condition, e.g. details of setting alarm thresholds or avoiding false alarms · CPC title
Inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers, gyroscopes, tilt switches · CPC title
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- What does patent US2016278686A1 cover?
- Embodiments include methods, systems and computer program products for monitoring a person for a traumatic brain injury. Aspects include monitoring a gait of the user with one or more accelerometers embedded in the uniform and analyzing, by a processor, one or more characteristics of the gait of the user. Aspects also include determining whether the one or more characteristics of the gate indic…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- IBM
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- Primary CPC classification A61B5/4064. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
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- Publication date Thu Sep 29 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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