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US 2009/0024005 A1Published application
Method and apparatus for determining wellness based on decubitus posture
AssigneeCardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
InventorsAaron Lewicke, John D. Hatlestad, Abhilash Patangay
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Abstract
An example method includes monitoring a first posture including a first lateral decubitus posture (LDP), recording a first LDP record based on the first LDP, computing a first posture trend based on the first LDP record and determining and providing a wellness indication based on the first posture trend.
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A method, comprising:
- monitoring a first posture including a first lateral decubitus posture (LDP);
- recording a first LDP record based on the first LDP;
- computing a first posture trend based on the first LDP record;
- and
- determining and providing a wellness indication based on the first posture trend.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a posture sensor configured to produce a first posture indication including a first lateral decubitus posture (LDP);
- a posture memory circuit coupled to the posture sensor, the posture memory circuit configured to store a first LDP record based on the first posture indication;
- a posture trend circuit coupled to the posture memory circuit, the posture trend circuit configured to produce a posture trend based on the first LDP record;
- and
- a wellness indicator circuit coupled to the posture trend circuit, the wellness indicator circuit configured to compute and provide a wellness indication based on the posture trend.
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A system for monitoring a patient, comprising:
- means for monitoring patient posture;
- means for recording a lateral decubitus posture (LDP);
- means for computing a posture trend based on the LDP;
- and
- means for determining and providing a wellness indication based on the posture trend.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.