Measuring and testing – Dynamometers – Responsive to multiple loads or load components
Reexamination Certificate
2005-01-11
2005-01-11
Noori, Max (Department: 2855)
Measuring and testing
Dynamometers
Responsive to multiple loads or load components
Reexamination Certificate
active
06840117
ABSTRACT:
A patient monitoring system includes a replaceable laminar sensor to be placed on a bed, the sensor including distributed force sensing elements providing output signals to processing apparatus including a near-bed processor and a central processor coupled to the near-bed processor by a wireless communication link. The processing apparatus applies spatial weighting to the sensor output signals to derive the force distribution across the sensor, and processes the force distribution over time to generate patient status information such as patient presence, position, agitation, seizure activity, respiration, and security. This information can be displayed at a central monitoring station, provided to a paging system to alert attending medical personnel, and used to update medical databases. The sensor may be manufactured from layers of olefin film and conductive ink to form capacitive sensing elements.
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Noori Max
The Trustees of Boston University
Weingarten Schurgin, Gagnebin & Lebovici LLP
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