Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Patient weight and ankle displacement correlation device
- Patent Title (中): 患者体重和踝位移相关装置
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Application No.: US12546180Application Date: 2009-08-24
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Publication No.: US08048000B2Publication Date: 2011-11-01
- Inventor: Patrick Furlan
- Applicant: Patrick Furlan
- Applicant Address: US TX Coppell
- Assignee: STMicroelectronics, Inc.
- Current Assignee: STMicroelectronics, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Coppell
- Agency: Hogan Lovells US LLP
- Agent William J. Kubida; Peter J. Meza
- Main IPC: A61B5/107
- IPC: A61B5/107

Abstract:
A device for correlating trend data with respect to a patient's weight ankle displacement can identify conditions indicative of congestive heart failure. A weight scale or similar device coupled with imaging mechanism operable to measure ankle displacement collects a plurality of measurements over a period of time. Over time trend analysis of both the patient's weight and the ankle displacement measurements can be obtained and compared to identify whether over a particular sample period an increase in a patient's ankle displacement is or is not correlated with an increase in the patient's weight. When an increase in ankle displacement is identified as not correlating to a corresponding change in the patient's weight an alert can be issued of conditions indicative of congestive heart failure.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100049065A1 PATIENT WEIGHT AND ANKLE DISPLACEMENT CORRELATION DEVICE Public/Granted day:2010-02-25
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