CPC A61B 5/6804 (2013.01) [A61B 5/0002 (2013.01); A61B 5/0205 (2013.01); A61B 5/0806 (2013.01); A61B 5/1116 (2013.01); A61B 5/6805 (2013.01); A61B 5/02455 (2013.01); A61B 5/0816 (2013.01); A61B 5/1112 (2013.01)] | 15 Claims |
1. A system, comprising:
a fabric that is configured to layer on an object and that is configured to flex therewith; a magnetic monitor with at least one magnet supported by the fabric for movement as a result of flexure of the fabric, wherein the at least one magnet includes a first magnet and a second magnet, and wherein the magnetic monitor includes a magnetometer that monitors the magnetic variance resulting from movement of the first magnet relative to the second magnet, further comprising a tube housing that houses the first magnet and the second magnet, wherein the magnetometer comprises a sensor configured to be positioned in a magnetic field of the first magnet and the second magnet;
a processor coupled to the magnetic monitor and configured to perform operations, the operations comprising:
receiving magnet data from the magnetic monitor, the magnet data corresponding to a magnetic variance resulting from movement of the at least one magnet as a result of flexure of the fabric;
and determining a condition of the object according to the magnetic variance.
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