Patent ID: 11925482
Assignee: nan
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus comprising:
a back brace configured to support a lumbar region of a human body while worn;
a communication module configured to facilitate communication with a remote computing device;
a mechanical button configured to, upon selection, cause a location coordinate to be transmitted to the remote computing device by the communication module,
wherein the location coordinate is indicative of a location of the back brace;

at least one sensor configured to generate postural data indicative of tilt, torsion, flexion, or rotation of the lumbar region of the human body; and
a processor configured to:
identify a current posture by examining the data generated by the at least one sensor,
determine an injury risk based on the postural data, the current posture, or any combination thereof,
compare the injury risk with a threshold level associated with a certain posture or a certain series of postures having a heightened risk of injury,
determine the injury risk exceeds the threshold level, and
cause a notification to be generated that alerts a user of the back brace that the injury risk exceeds the threshold level.