Patent ID: 9545518
Date: 2017-01-17
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61N,G16H

Claim:
1. A method of classifying a posture state of a patient, comprising: obtaining a defined vector from at least one sensor disposed in a substantially fixed manner relative to the patient, the defined vector being described in a coordinate system of the at least one sensor and without regard to an orientation in which the sensor is disposed in relation to the patient; obtaining a detected vector from the at least one sensor, the detected vector being described in the coordinate system of the at least one sensor and being indicative of the posture state of the patient; comparing the detected vector and the defined vector; classifying the posture state of the patient based on the comparison and without regard to the orientation in which the sensor is disposed in relation to the patient; and initiating via a medical device an action related to providing care for the patient, the action being based on the posture state classification.