Patent ID: 11896815
Assignee: OPTUM TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 9:
10. A method comprising:
providing a wearable device around a waist of the user, the wearable device comprising:
a webbing extending between a first end and a second end, wherein the first end and the second end comprise fastening components that interact to enable connection between the first end and the second end to secure the webbing around a waist of a user such that the webbing defines an interior surface to be placed against a body of the user and an opposite exterior surface when the first end is connected with the second end;

a controller secured to the webbing;
one or more sensors in electronic communication with the controller, wherein the one or more sensors are secured to the webbing and configured to generate center of gravity (COG) data indicative of a balance of the user;
a first plurality of electrodes secured on the interior surface of the webbing, wherein (a) the first plurality of electrodes is in electronic communication with the controller, (b) the first plurality of electrodes is configured to cause delivery of electrical pulses in accordance with a first electrical pulse stimulation protocol responsive to a first signal from the controller, (c) the first signal is provided from the controller responsive to a determination that a fall event for the user is likely, and (d) the electrical pulses in accordance with the first electrical pulse stimulation protocol are configured to stimulate a first target muscle group of the user; and
a second plurality of electrodes secured on the interior surface of the webbing, wherein (a) the second plurality of electrodes is in electronic communication with the controller, (b) the second plurality of electrodes is configured to cause delivery of electrical pulses in accordance with a second electrical pulse stimulation protocol responsive to a determination that the fall event for the user is likely, and (d) the electrical pulses in accordance with the second electrical pulse stimulation protocol are configured to stimulate a second target muscle group of the user;
monitoring COG data generated by the one or more sensors via the controller;
determining, via the controller, whether the COG data satisfies at least one threshold COG offset value of a plurality of COG offset values;
responsive to determining that the COG data satisfies at least one threshold COG offset value, identifying the first electrical pulse stimulation protocol for the first plurality of electrodes of the wearable device and the second electrical pulse stimulation protocol for the second plurality of electrodes of the wearable device, wherein: (a) the first electrical pulse stimulation protocol is defined within a baseline COG profile and is configured to stimulate a first set of target muscles of the user's body, (b) the second electrical pulse stimulation protocol is defined within the baseline COG profile and is configured to stimulate a second set of target muscles of the user's body, and (c) the controller is configured to modify the first electrical pulse stimulation protocol and the second electrical pulse stimulation protocol based at least in part on a muscle condition of the user; and
responsive to identifying the first electrical pulse stimulation protocol and the second electrical pulse stimulation protocol, causing (a) the first plurality of electrodes to provide a first electrical pulse corresponding to the first modified electrical pulse stimulation protocol, and (b) the second plurality of electrodes to provide a second electrical pulse corresponding to the second modified electrical pulse stimulation protocol.