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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8115640 | Implantable medical device alert management Exemplary systems and methods for automatically managing implantable medical device (IMD) related alerts are described. One method receives implantable medical device-related alerts. The method automatically manages the implantable medical device alerts by parsing t... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8115641 | Automatic fall detection system A system and a method for detecting if a person has fallen down is provided. The system includes at least two sensors which remotely detect energy in at least two zones. The output of the sensors are analyzed and compared to characteristics which are determined to b... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8106781 | Device for monitoring the condition of a human being A device for continuously monitoring one or more indicators relating to the health or comfort of a person 12 includes one or more sensing means for measuring a value of one or more desired indicators and a communicating means 13 communicating an alarm ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8098163 | Birth monitoring system for piglets The number of piglets dying at birth is reduced by providing a temperature sensor in a farrowing crate at the piglet area thereof on a movable cover so that, when the sow is expected to give birth, the sensor is located in the crate at a location to detect the prese... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8098485 | Wireless network sensors for detecting events occurring proximate the sensors A detection sensor for detecting proximately occurring events such as traffic patterns. The detection sensor includes a housing having several apertures and a wireless network sensor located in the housing. The wireless network sensor has several sensors for detecti... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8094029 | System for monitoring and recording hand hygiene performance A hand hygiene behavior management system capable of monitoring and recording information generated by the operation of dispensers as a method of assessing behavior of a group as an indication of overall hygiene performance. The system generally includes a plurality... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8089363 | Method and system for providing data management in data monitoring system Method and system for providing a fault tolerant data receiver unit configured with a partitioned or separate processing units, each configured to perform a predetermined and/or specific processing associated with the one or more substantially non-overlapping functi... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8085152 | Apparatus and method for automatically selecting and executing files associated with a user An apparatus includes a media player configured for executing stored files, and a sensor connected to the media player configured for perceiving a feature of a user who approaches the apparatus and transferring the feature to the media player. The media player plays... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8085151 | Signal converting cradle for medical condition monitoring and management system A monitoring apparatus is disclosed which includes a receiver unit for receiving data and outputting a first alert signal based on the received data; and a docking unit comprising a converter unit which converts the first alert signal when the receiver unit is conne... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8085154 | Circuit and method for providing an improved bed pad monitor system A circuit and method for providing an improved bed pad, seatbelt or floor mat sensor monitoring system with the ability to detect a connection failure between the monitoring module and the target sensor by monitoring the connection for loss of data being transmitted... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8085153 | Activity monitoring device A device for monitoring the activity of a user to prevent deep vein thrombosis when working. The device comprises a carrier (20) for positioning on or adjacent a user, a motion sensor (10) mounted on the carrier (20) and adapted to detect the us... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8085155 | Sanitizer dispensers with compliance verification A system is provided for providing compliance verification of sanitizer use from a sanitizer dispenser. The system provides for identifying individual users of one or more sanitizer dispensers through technologies such as RFID. Individual's use of sanitizer dispense... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8081082 | Monitoring patterns of motion A method, computer program product, and apparatus for monitoring patterns of motion are provided. A signal is received from a sensor on a user, wherein movement of the user causes the sensor to generate power to emit a signal indicative of the movement of the user. ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8059001 | System and method for automatic quality control of clinical diagnostic processes A system and method to automatically implement quality control of a clinical diagnostic process are disclosed. Upon generation of an internal error flag, a confirmation rule automatically checks a questionable patient statistic alert by testing a quality control spe... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8059000 | Wearable/portable protection for a body In one embodiment, a particular state of a body is sensed. In response to the sensing, at least one action is taken to modulate a projected adverse interaction between the body or a portion thereof and at least one object in the environment of the body. ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8040245 | Hand washing monitor for detecting the entry and identification of a person Methods, systems, and computer-storage media provide for the monitoring of hand washing by people entering a room. A person is detected entering a room and an image of the person is captured. The person is identified as an employee using various employee identifiers... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8040246 | Systems and methods for facilitating a first response mission at an incident scene Systems and methods for facilitating a first response mission at an incident scene, such as an accident site, a natural or human-made disaster site, or any other first response site. One system comprises a plurality of portable modules for the incident scene and con... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8035526 | Remotely configurable assisted-living notification system with gradient proximity sensitivity A system provides assisted living messages with varying levels of detail to a person, according to proximity gradients. In one embodiment, the system involves location data. The location data associates first and second notification devices with respective first and... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8035525 | Emergency worker rescue apparatus A rescue device which attaches to the frame of a self-contained breathing apparatus carried on the back of emergency workers such as firemen, hazardous-waste cleanup crews, and other individuals entering into hostile environments. The rescue device is adapted to con... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8031075 | Wearable device for adaptively recording signals A condition of a subject is monitored by a wearable recording unit that adaptively records various signals associated with the condition of the subject. The various signals are recorded by the wearable recording unit using a recording plan that is contextually adapt... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8031074 | Personal emergency notification device with usage monitoring A personal security apparatus includes a transmitting device having an event detector initiating different signals which indicate different event types. A transceiver receives the signals from the transmitting device and interprets each signal as corresponding to a ... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8031077 | Remote tracking and communication device A remote tracking and communication device comprising a housing which encloses a processor, a memory, a position locator, a first transmitter, and a second transmitter. Each of the latter components are electronically coupled to the processor. Both the first and sec... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8031076 | Within-patient algorithm to predict heart failure decompensation This document discusses, among other things, systems and methods for predicting heart failure decompensation using within-patient diagnostics. A method comprises detecting an alert status of each of one or more sensors; calculating an alert score by combining the de... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8026819 | Radio tag and system Passive tags use two antennas with only limited mutual coupling, one of which receives a power/clock field and the other of which receives a data signal. An area-reading antenna, or two or more antennas, are deployed to generate the power/clock field, from a base st... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8026820 | Method and system for guarding a person in a building The movement of persons is indicated at least at two predefined locations in a building with motion detectors intended for monitoring each location and fastened to the building. By means of the detections, the movement of each person is detected from a predefined in... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8026821 | System for monitoring caregivers and equipment at a patient location A hospital monitoring system for monitoring hospital personnel, a plurality of patient locations for patients, and associated devices is configured to control the associated devices based on the presence of hospital personnel or alarms. ... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8022830 | Lifeguard alarm system for a swimming pool A lifeguard alarm system for a swimming pool has a sensing device, at least one electromagnetic wave receiver and a host, the sensing device capable of attaching onto a user; wherein when the sensing device detects the more than two conditions, an microprocessor in ... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8013745 | Passive microwave assessment of human body core to surface temperature gradients and basal metabolic rate A passive microwave thermography apparatus uses passive microwave antennas designed for operation, for example, at WARC protected frequencies of 1.400 to 1.427 GHz and 2.690 to 2.70 GHz (for core body gradient temperature measurement) and 10.68 to 10.700 GHz or high... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8004413 | Networked RF tag for tracking people by means of loyalty cards A system and associated tag for detecting and tracking people makes use of a low radio frequency detection tag. Each tag comprises an antenna operate at a at a low radio frequency not exceeding 1 megahertz, a transceiver connected to the tag's antenna operable to tr... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7999686 | Interactive packaging for development of personal hygiene habits The disclosure is directed to an interactive packaging system for monitoring the usage of personal hygiene products, personal hygiene product packages, and restroom facilities. The interactive packaging system may include a plurality of usage monitoring devices each... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7999685 | Deterministic key pre-distribution and operational key management for moblie body sensor networks A wireless network (2, 150) for monitoring a patient includes a body sensor network (22, 24, 26, 172, 174, 176) that includes one or more wireless sensors (6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 156, 158, 160, 162, 164, 166, 168, 170) operatively connect... | 08/16/2011 |
| RE42614 | System and methods for monitoring caregiver performance Systems and methods for monitoring the performance of a caregiver are disclosed. The systems may be configured to monitor the movement of each caregiver subject in a network of caregivers subjects. One such system includes a plurality of strips adhered in spaced-apa... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7986242 | Electrical connector assembly suitable for a bed footboard An electrical connector assembly includes a first connector subassembly associated with a removable component, and a second connector subassembly associated with a host component to which the removable component is removably connectable. One and only one of the firs... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7982618 | Wakefulness maintaining apparatus and method of maintaining wakefulness A wakefulness maintaining apparatus includes an event detecting part, a drowsiness level determining part, a threshold setting part, and a stimulus supplying part. The event detecting part detects an event related to a drowsiness of a person. The drowsiness level de... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7982619 | Hand cleanliness Among other things, an entry monitor has circuitry to detect when a person enters a monitored space and an indicator perceptible to other people in the space to indicate a cleanliness state of the hands of the person who has entered the space. ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7978084 | Body position monitoring system An apparatus is provided for detecting the presence of an obstruction with respect to a height-adjustable bed. The apparatus includes one or more sensors coupled to the bed. At least one of the sensors has an output signal which is variable in response to changes in... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7978081 | Apparatus, systems, and methods for communicating biometric and biomechanical information Apparatus, systems, and methods are provided for measuring and analyzing movements of a body and for communicating information related to such body movements over a network. In certain embodiments, a system gathers biometric and biomechanical data relating to positi... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7978083 | Hand washing compliance detection system Systems and methods are provided for monitoring use of hand washing agents to determine compliance with hand hygiene guidelines. A hand washing agent is provided with a detectable, volatile compound, such as odors, which is then rubbed onto a subject's hands using t... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7978082 | RFID-based personnel tracking Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for RFID-based personnel tracking. A method of tracking employees includes, in a first computer system, prompting a user for identification input, validating the identification input, receiving data from a ... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7973666 | Graphical patient movement monitor A lack of patient movement monitor and method. The monitor and method patient support includes a plurality of sensors located beneath a patient support to determine movement of a patient. An alarm is activated when patient movement over time is determined to be lack... | 07/05/2011 |
