System and method to detect changes in health parameters and activate lifesaving measures
Certain exemplary embodiments can provide an apparatus wearable by a user. The apparatus can comprise a biometric sensor constructed to generate signals based upon measurements of the user. The apparatus can comprise a processor constructed to determine a significant detrimental change in the user via an algorithm based upon the signals.
1 . A system comprising:
a commonly worn object capable of being worn by a user, said commonly worn object including a biometric sensor calibrated based on a physically-measured value of said user measured during a calibration period, said biometric sensor configured to measure biometric data from said user and generate one or more signals based on said biometric data, said biometric sensor is situationally calibratable based on user activity;
a transmitter housed in said commonly worn object and in communication with said biometric sensor, said transmitter configured to transmit said one or more signals from said biometric sensor; and
at least one processor configured to receive said one or more signals from said biometric sensor via said transmitter, said at least one processor configured to determine whether said user has experienced a change that is a physiological and detrimental change by comparing a plurality of snapshots of one or more health parameters of said user, said one or more health parameters generated based on said one or more signals, said at least one processor configured to notify at least one of said user or an emergency medical system when it is determined that said user has experienced said physiological and detrimental change.
2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein:
said at least one processor is configured to determine whether said change indicates said user has fallen.
3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein:
said change includes a confidence interval.
4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein:
said comparing of said plurality of snapshots includes comparing at least one of said plurality of snapshots to a standard snapshot.
5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein:
said biometric sensor is situationally calibrated upon detection of said movement of said user consistent with a physical activity, and
said detection of said movement is performed via an accelerometer or a gyroscope.
6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein:
said biometric sensor is calibratable by a response of said user to a request to position said biometric sensor on at least two different parts of a body of said user.
7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein:
said at least one processor is configured to relay information concerning said change to said commonly worn object.
8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein:
responsive to user signals from said user, said commonly worn object is configured to calibrate said biometric sensor based on demographical and medical information received from said user, wherein a calibration includes a determination of differences between a signal of said biometric sensor and a standard.
9 . The system of claim 1 , wherein:
said biometric sensor is a heart rate monitor.
10 . The system of claim 1 , wherein:
said biometric sensor is a laser Doppler flowmeter.
11 . The system of claim 1 , wherein:
said biometric sensor is a capacitive sensor with two electrodes mounted on said user.
12 . The system of claim 1 , wherein:
said commonly worn object is configured to prompt said user to submit past medical history.
13 . The system of claim 1 , wherein:
said one or more health parameters includes at least one of photoplethysmogram sensor data or electrocardiogram sensor data.
14 . The system of claim 1 , wherein:
said commonly worn object is configured to allow said user to cancel an information transmission to the emergency medical system.
15 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a signal filter configured to average signals from said biometric sensor.
16 . The system of claim 1 , wherein:
said commonly worn object prompts said user for information responsive to information from said biometric sensor.
17 . The system of claim 1 , wherein:
said commonly worn object is a watch.
18 . The system of claim 1 , wherein:
said biometric sensor is situationally calibrated upon detection of a movement of said user consistent with a physical activity of said user,
said commonly worn object is configured to create a calibration profile for said one or more health parameters of said user based upon information from said biometric sensor,
said calibration profile configured for use in situationally calibrating said biometric sensor, and
said situationally calibrating enabling said at least one processor to distinguish between said physiological and detrimental change and a physiological and not detrimental change.
19 . A system comprising:
a commonly worn object capable of being worn by a user, said commonly worn object including a biometric sensor calibrated based on a physically-measured value of said user measured during a calibration period, said biometric sensor configured to measure biometric data from said user and generate one or more signals based on said biometric data, said biometric sensor is calibratable for a movement of said user consistent with a physical activity, and said detection of said movement is performed via an accelerometer or a gyroscope;
a transmitter housed in said commonly worn object and in communication with said biometric sensor, said transmitter configured to transmit said one or more signals from said biometric sensor; and
at least one processor configured to receive said one or more signals from said biometric sensor via said transmitter, said at least one processor configured to determine whether said user has experienced a change that is a physiological and detrimental change by comparing a plurality of snapshots of one or more health parameters of said user, said one or more health parameters generated based on said one or more signals, said at least one processor configured to notify at least one of said user or an emergency medical system when it is determined that said user has experienced said physiological and detrimental change.
20 . A system comprising:
a commonly worn object capable of being worn by a user, said commonly worn object including a biometric sensor calibrated based on a physically-measured value of said user measured during a calibration period, said biometric sensor configured to measure biometric data from said user and generate one or more signals based on said biometric data, said biometric sensor is calibratable for a movement of said user consistent with the user performing a type of physical activity;
a transmitter housed in said commonly worn object and in communication with said biometric sensor, said transmitter configured to transmit said one or more signals from said biometric sensor; and
at least one processor configured to receive said one or more signals from said biometric sensor via said transmitter, said at least one processor configured to determine whether said user has experienced a change that is a physiological and detrimental change by comparing a plurality of snapshots of one or more health parameters of said user, said one or more health parameters generated based on said one or more signals, said situationally calibrating enabling said at least one processor to distinguish between said physiological and detrimental change and a physiological and not detrimental change, and said at least one processor configured to notify at least one of said user or an emergency medical system when it is determined that said user has experienced said physiological and detrimental change.