US 12,370,107 B2
Network-accessible controllers for managing pressure-mitigation devices and approaches to incorporating the same into existing infrastructure
Rafael Paolo Squitieri, Wilton, CT (US)
Assigned to TurnCare, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US)
Filed by TurnCare, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 1, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/816,697.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/227,779, filed on Jul. 30, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0033639 A1, Feb. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. A61G 7/057 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/0205 (2006.01); A61J 7/04 (2006.01); A61M 1/00 (2006.01); G16H 20/13 (2018.01); G16H 20/30 (2018.01); G16H 40/60 (2018.01); G16H 40/63 (2018.01); G16H 40/67 (2018.01)
CPC A61G 7/05776 (2013.01) [A61B 5/0205 (2013.01); A61M 1/90 (2021.05); G16H 20/13 (2018.01); G16H 20/30 (2018.01); G16H 40/60 (2018.01); G16H 40/63 (2018.01); G16H 40/67 (2018.01); A61B 5/746 (2013.01); A61G 2203/12 (2013.01); A61J 7/0481 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3576 (2013.01); A61M 2205/502 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A controller comprising:
a structural body that includes an egress interface that is fluidly coupled to a pressure-mitigation apparatus that is configured to be situated between a human body and a surface,
wherein the pressure-mitigation apparatus includes a plurality of chambers;
a communication module that is configured to initiate communication with a computing device that is accessible via a network;
a processor;
a detecting circuit that is configured to:
monitor for electronic signatures emitted by nearby beacons, and
transmit, to the processor, a signal in response to detecting an electronic signature; and
a memory that includes instructions for regulating a flow of fluid to inflate the plurality of chambers of the pressure-mitigation apparatus in a controlled manner,
wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
derive first information regarding the human body based on an analysis of the electronic signature,
adjust a programmed pattern for inflating the plurality of chambers based on the first information,
cause the plurality of chambers to be inflated to varying degrees in accordance with the programmed pattern, thereby shifting contact pressure that is applied by the surface to the human body over time, and
forward second information regarding the flow of fluid to the communication module for transmission to the computing device.