Systems, methods, and apparatuses for integrating a body joint rehabilitation regimen with a wearable movement capture device operable in conjunction with a cloud based computing environment

A wearable apparatus for monitoring activity of a body joint, the wearable apparatus comprising:

• a wearable harness;
• wherein a first portion of the wearable harness comprises a proximal strap to be positioned proximal to the body joint;
• wherein a second portion of the wearable harness comprises a distal strap to be positioned distal to the body joint;
• a connecting section having a first end connected to the proximal strap and a second end connected to the distal strap;
• a first buckle housing fastened to the proximal strap of the wearable harness, the first buckle housing to be positioned proximal to the body joint via the proximal strap, wherein a switch on the first buckle housing is configured to determine whether the first buckle housing is in the open configuration or the closed configuration;
• a second buckle housing fastened to the distal strap of the wearable harness, the second buckle housing to be positioned distal to the body joint via the distal strap;
• integrated circuitry within the first buckle housing of the wearable harness, wherein the integrated circuitry of the first buckle housing includes at least a magnetometer and a first accelerometer;
• integrated circuitry within the second buckle housing of the wearable harness, wherein the integrated circuitry of the second buckle housing includes at least a second accelerometer;
• a memory and a microprocessor embedded within one of the first buckle housing or the second buckle housing, wherein the microprocessor is configured to collect and process sensor data received from the first accelerometer and the second accelerometer;
• a wireless transceiver embedded within one of the first buckle housing or the second buckle housing, wherein the wireless transceiver is configured to communicate patient telemetry data from the wearable apparatus to a remote computing device;
• wherein the wearable apparatus is placed into a no-power or a low power energy consumption state by a manufacturer or retailer prior to first use by a patient and wherein the wearable apparatus remains within the no-power or the low power energy consumption state while the switch on the first buckle housing remains within the open configuration;
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• wherein the wearable apparatus is configured to transition out of the no-power or the low power energy consumption state and into a normal operating state upon activation of the switch embedded within the first buckle housing.

A wearable apparatus for monitoring activity of a body joint, the wearable apparatus comprising:

• a wearable harness;
• wherein a first portion of the wearable harness comprises a proximal strap to be positioned proximal to the body joint;
• wherein a second portion of the wearable harness comprises a distal strap to be positioned distal to the body joint;
• a connecting section having a first end connected to the proximal strap and a second end connected to the distal strap;
• a first buckle housing fastened to the proximal strap of the wearable harness, the first buckle housing to be positioned proximal to the body joint via the proximal strap;
• a second buckle housing fastened to the distal strap of the wearable harness, the second buckle housing to be positioned distal to the body joint via the distal strap;
• integrated circuitry within the first buckle housing of the wearable harness, wherein the integrated circuitry of the first buckle housing includes at least a magnetometer and a first accelerometer;
• integrated circuitry within the second buckle housing of the wearable harness, wherein the integrated circuitry of the second buckle housing includes at least a second accelerometer;
• a memory and a microprocessor embedded within one of the first buckle housing or the second buckle housing, wherein the microprocessor is configured to collect and process sensor data received from the first accelerometer and the second accelerometer;
• a wireless transceiver embedded within one of the first buckle housing or the second buckle housing, wherein the wireless transceiver is configured to communicate patient telemetry data from the wearable apparatus to a remote computing device;
• wherein the wearable apparatus further comprises a switch embedded within the first buckle housing and wherein the microprocessor is configured to periodically read configuration data from the switch to determine whether the first buckle housing is in the open configuration or the closed configuration;
• wherein the microprocessor, upon determining the first buckle housing is in the closed configuration indicating the wearable apparatus is being worn by a patient, is configured to initiate a sample period and configured to read data from the first accelerometer and the second accelerometer to determine (i) an angle for the sample period and to further determine (ii) whether sample data read exceeds a threshold;
• when sample data does not exceed the threshold, the microprocessor is configured to repeat the sample period and reading of the data from the first accelerometer and the second accelerometer until the sample data exceeds the threshold;
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• upon the microprocessor determining that the sample data exceeds the threshold, the microprocessor is further configured to classify an activity based on the sample data by classifying the sample data as one of walking, standing, sitting, elevating, or icing activities.