Personal aquatic safety device
OwnerNiloufar Pourmasihainventor
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Abstract
A personal aquatic safety system includes a device that monitors vital signs of the wearer. If one or more of the monitored vital signs falls outside predetermined acceptable parameters, the safety device will emit an alarm and send a wireless distress signal. The safety device may be integrated into a garment such as an inflatable vest and maybe programs to automatically inflate pockets in the vest when the safety device detects that the wearer is experiencing physical distress based on the readings of the vital sign monitor. The monitoring device may also include a deployable tracker that can be released from the safety device and sent to the surface of a body of water so that it may emit a visual and audio alarms, and sends a wireless distress signal.
Claims13
A personal aquatic safety device comprising:
- at least one monitor selected from the group of a heart rate monitor, a blood pressure monitor, a blood oxygen saturation monitor, a heart rate monitor, a pulse oximeter, a carbon dioxide level monitor, and a respiration rate monitor;
- a programmable microcontroller;
- at least one alarm device selected from the group of an audio alarm, a visual alarm and a haptic alarm;
- an alarm deactivation button that, when activated, turns off the at least one alarm;
- an inflatable flotation device;
- and,
- a wireless transmitter;
- wherein the microcontroller actuates the at least one alarm device when the at least one monitor detects a predetermined value;
- and,
- wherein the microcontroller actuates the flotation device and actuates the transmitter to send a distress signal transmitter when the at least one alarm device remains actuated for a predetermined amount of time.
A personal aquatic safety device comprising:
- at least one monitor selected from the group of a heart rate monitor, a blood pressure monitor, a blood oxygen saturation monitor, a heart rate monitor, a pulse oximeter, a carbon dioxide level monitor, and a respiration rate monitor;
- a programmable microcontroller;
- a first alarm selected from the group of an audio alarm, a visual alarm and a haptic alarm;
- an alarm deactivation button that, when activated, turns off the alarm;
- a detachable deployable tracker having positive buoyancy;
- and,
- a wireless transmitter;
- wherein the microcontroller activates the alarm when the at least one monitor detects a predetermined value;
- and,
- wherein the microcontroller detaches the deployable tracker and actuates the transmitter to send a distress signal when the first alarm remains activated for a predetermined amount of time.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.