Inventors
Erik Edward Stone, Marjorie Skubic, Marilyn Rantz, Mihail Popescu
Publication date
2017/3/21
Patent office
US
Patent number
9597016
Application number
14169508
Description
A method for performing health risk assessments for a patient in a home or medical facility is provided. In various embodiments, the method comprises compiling depth image data from at least one depth camera associated with a particular patient, and generating at least one three-dimensional object based on the depth image data. The method additionally includes identifying a walking sequence from the at least one three-dimensional object, analyzing the walking sequence to generate one or more parameters, and performing at least one health risk assessment based on the one or more parameters to determine a health risk assessment score. The method further comprises sending an alert message to at least one caregiver when the at least one health risk assessment indicates the occurrence of an incident (ie, the recorded depth image data) denoting that the patient has fallen or that there exists a high risk of …
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