Wearable device for predicting and preventing patient falls

A system for predicting bodily falls, the system comprising:

• a first sensor band dimensioned to be worn about a wrist of a living being;
• a second sensor band dimensioned to be worn about an ankle of the living being;
• each of said first and second sensor bands comprising:
• at least one sensor configured to collected data associated with band movement;
• a transceiver operatively configured to transmit data from said at least one sensor via a communications network;
• and
• an external computing device comprising:
• a processor;
• a communications device configured to receive sensor data via the communications network;
• a memory;
• and
• instructions stored in said memory and executable by said processor to analyze sensor data received from said first and second sensor bands to determine whether the sensor data is predictive of imminent ambulation of the living being.

A wearable device for predicting bodily falls, the device comprising:

• a first sensor band dimensioned to be worn about a first limb of a living being;
• and
• a second sensor band dimensioned to be worn about a second limb of the living being;
• each of said first and second sensor bands comprising:
• at least one sensor operatively configured to collect sensor data associated with band movement, said at least one sensor is selected from a group consisting of an accelerometer, a gyroscope, and a global positioning system sensor;
• and
• a transceiver configured to transmit data from said at least one sensor via wireless data transmission;
• and
• a computing device comprising:
• a processor;
• a memory;
• and
• instructions stored in said memory and executable by said processor to compare at least one of acceleration, orientation, and position data of said received from each of said first and second sensor bands to determine whether the sensor data is predictive of imminent ambulation of the living being.