Patent ID: 9403000
Filing Date: 2016-08-02
CPC Classification: A61B,A61N

Claim Text:
1. A monitoring system comprising: at least one bio-mechanical sensor, at least one physiological sensor, an output device, and a controller having a signal conditioning circuit and a processor arranged to receive sensory inputs from the sensors and to execute algorithms to provide output signals for the output device, the processor being configured to detect from the sensory inputs risk of a syncopal event and to provide output signals for preventing a syncopal event from occurring, the system including a plurality of bio-mechanical sensors, and the bio-mechanical sensors including sensors arranged to allow the processor to detect a user posture transition, and the processor being configured to use signals from said sensors to determine risk of syncope of the OH syncope type, and the output device including at least: the processor being configured to drive said output device in response to the sensor signals in order to prevent a syncopal event.