Title:
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING A SUBJECT AT REST
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/061115
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
Disclosed herein are methods and devices for monitoring a subject at rest. One such device comprises a sensing unit having a fluid-filled bladder configured to be placed under a substrate on which the subject lays and a sensor in fluid communication with the bladder. The sensor is configured to sense pressure variations within the bladder generated by a heart beat, respiration and body weight of the subject and to generate signals indicative of the pressure variations. A processor is configured to receive the signals and to determine and generate output indicative of the subject's heart beat and respiration and presence on the substrate. An external device is configured to display one or more of the output.
Inventors:
YOUNG STEVEN J (US)
DELLA TORRE MARCO KENNETH (US)
ZHOVNIROVSKY YURI (US)
RIFREDI RICHARD V (US)
DELLA TORRE MARCO KENNETH (US)
ZHOVNIROVSKY YURI (US)
RIFREDI RICHARD V (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2011/057646
Publication Date:
July 19, 2012
Filing Date:
October 25, 2011
Export Citation:
Assignee:
BAM LABS INC (US)
YOUNG STEVEN J (US)
DELLA TORRE MARCO KENNETH (US)
ZHOVNIROVSKY YURI (US)
RIFREDI RICHARD V (US)
YOUNG STEVEN J (US)
DELLA TORRE MARCO KENNETH (US)
ZHOVNIROVSKY YURI (US)
RIFREDI RICHARD V (US)
International Classes:
A61B5/0205; A61B5/02; A61B5/08
Foreign References:
| US20050022606A1 | 2005-02-03 | |||
| JP2001276019A | 2001-10-09 | |||
| US20090171165A1 | 2009-07-02 | |||
| US20050165284A1 | 2005-07-28 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
BASILE, Andrew R. Jr. et al. (3001 West Big Beaver RoadSuite 62, Troy Michigan, US)
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