US 12,340,674 B2
Risk of fall detection system and posture monitoring and correction system
Craig Andrews, Loudon, TN (US); William V. Padula, Guilford, CT (US); and Chris Andrews, Mishawaka, IN (US)
Assigned to NEUROAEYE, LLC, Louisville, KY (US)
Filed by Craig Andrews, Loudon, TN (US); William V. Padula, Guilford, CT (US); and Chris Andrews, Mishawaka, IN (US)
Filed on Mar. 12, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/602,808.
Application 18/602,808 is a division of application No. 18/181,680, filed on Mar. 10, 2023, granted, now 11,967,217.
Prior Publication US 2024/0304073 A1, Sep. 12, 2024
Int. Cl. G08B 21/04 (2006.01); A41D 13/018 (2006.01); A63B 24/00 (2006.01); G08B 7/06 (2006.01); G08B 21/18 (2006.01); G08B 29/18 (2006.01)
CPC G08B 21/0446 (2013.01) [A41D 13/018 (2013.01); A63B 24/0006 (2013.01); A63B 24/0075 (2013.01); G08B 7/06 (2013.01); G08B 21/0492 (2013.01); G08B 21/182 (2013.01); G08B 29/186 (2013.01); A63B 2220/12 (2013.01); A63B 2220/836 (2013.01); A63B 2230/625 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A posture monitoring and correction system configured to monitor a posture of a user's body in a monitoring region of the user's body and induce a corrective action to the user's body, the posture monitoring and correction system comprising:
a wearable monitoring group configured to acquire posture data related the monitoring region with a group of sensors configured to monitor the posture of the user's body in the monitoring region;
a processing module in signal communication with the wearable monitoring group to receive the posture data, the processing module being configured to compute a risk of injury indicator parameter; and
correction elements configured to be attached to the user's body and to induce a corrective action in the user's body upon the risk of injury indicator parameter exceeding a threshold level;
wherein the correction elements comprise bands configured to be attached to the user's body and to shrink upon the risk of injury indicator parameter exceeding the threshold level, so that rotation of a user's body joint is blocked and/or a user's body part is stiffened.