Patent ID: 11948681
Assignee: LEAF HEALTHCARE, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  A | IPC A  G

Claim 0:
1. A method for monitoring a person using a wearable sensor device affixed to the person or to an article worn by the person, the method comprising:
receiving acceleration data generated by at least one accelerometer of the wearable sensor device, the acceleration data indicating accelerations of the wearable sensor device in at least one direction;
using, by a processor, the acceleration sensor data generated by the at least one accelerometer of the wearable sensor device to both (a) monitor an orientation of the person and (b) monitor at least one acceleration-based physiological parameter of the person related to at least one of the person's heart or breathing;
detecting, by the processor, a physiological alert condition based on the at least one monitored acceleration-based physiological parameter of the person;
determining, by the processor, based on the monitored orientation of the person, a particular orientation or orientation change corresponding with the detected physiological alert condition; and
in response to determining the particular orientation or orientation change corresponding with the detected physiological alert condition, treating the detected physiological alert condition by modifying the turning protocol for the person to reduce incidence of the particular orientation or orientation change.