US 2026/0272329 A1 · SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING BODY ORIENTATION OF A SUBJECT

Abstract

Systems and methods are disclosed for determining a body orientation of a subject. A device may be secured to the subject which comprises a housing, a first pair of electrodes in an internal chamber defined by the device, and a conductive material in the internal chamber. The first pair of electrodes may be associated with a first orientation of the device such that when the device is placed in the first orientation, the conductive material is positioned, due to the effects of gravity, to complete a first circuit between the first pair of electrodes. Further pairs of electrodes may be included, each of which may have their circuits completed by the conductive material when the device is placed in a certain orientation. Readings from these pairs of electrodes may be used to determine the subject’s body orientation.

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Dependent claims

A monitoring system for monitoring repositioning of a subject, the monitoring system comprising:

a wearable orientation device configured to be secured to the subject and configured to generate orientation data indicative of a body orientation of the subject;
and
one or more computing devices configured to receive the orientation data from the wearable orientation device, the one or more computing devices comprising:
at least one computer readable memory storing software instructions;
and
at least one processor coupled to the at least one computer readable memory;
wherein the at least one processor performs operations upon execution of the software instructions, the operations comprising:
identifying an orientation event of the subject based on the orientation data;
assigning a clinical event type to the orientation event based on one or more qualification conditions;
generating an event record comprising at least the clinical event type and a time associated with the orientation event;
and
generating a caregiver notification based on the event record.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Systems and methods for monitoring body orientation of a subject

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Systems and methods for monitoring body orientation of a subject

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Abstract

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