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

Claim 16:
17. A system for monitoring a person using including at least one accelerometer, the system comprising:
a wearable sensor device configured to be affixed to the person or to an article worn by the person;
the wearable sensor device including at least one accelerometer configured to generate acceleration sensor data indicating accelerations of the wearable sensor device in at least one direction; and
a processor configured to:
analyze the acceleration sensor data generated by the at least one accelerometer to both (a) monitor an orientation of the person and (b) monitor at least one acceleration-based physiological parameter related to the person's heart or breathing;
detect a physiological alert condition based on the at least one monitored acceleration-based physiological parameter related to the person's heart or breathing;
determine, 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, treat the detected physiological alert condition by modifying the turning protocol for the person to reduce incidence of the particular orientation or orientation change.