Method and Apparatus for Monitoring and Reporting on the Status of an Occupant of an Occupant Support

A method for monitoring an occupant of an occupant support comprises 1) establishing a lateral position history of the occupant, which history includes an assessment of how frequently the occupant's head undergoes a lateral transition on a head support, 2) establishing a vertical position histo...

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Main Author Ojha Unnati
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 19.10.2017
Subjects
ALARM SYSTEMS
CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY
COFFEE MILLS
DIAGNOSIS
DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES
FUNERAL DEVICES
FURNITURE
HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTEDFOR SPECIFIC APPLICATION FIELDS
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS
ORDER TELEGRAPHS
PHYSICS
SIGNALLING
SIGNALLING OR CALLING SYSTEMS
SPICE MILLS
SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
SURGERY
TRANSPORT OR ACCOMODATION FOR PATIENTS
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Summary:A method for monitoring an occupant of an occupant support comprises 1) establishing a lateral position history of the occupant, which history includes an assessment of how frequently the occupant's head undergoes a lateral transition on a head support, 2) establishing a vertical position history of the occupant which accounts for how frequently the weight of the occupant's head is applied to and removed from the head support, and 3) if the lateral position history indicates sustained repetitive lateral movement or the vertical history indicates other than sustained presence of the occupant's head on the head support, reporting that the occupant is in a state other than an acceptable state.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201715459212