Circulatory monitoring systems and methods
Systems and methods are described for obtaining and acting upon information indicative of circulatory health and related phenomena in human beings or other subjects.
1 . A system comprising:
circuitry for obtaining local circulatory information relating to a leg of a subject; and
circuitry for signaling a decision whether to transmit a notification in response to one or more comparisons between filtering information specific to the subject and the local circulatory information relating to the leg of the subject.
2 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
an interface component configured to receive information intentionally provided by the subject.
3 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
circuitry for monitoring a systemic health status of the subject.
4 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
dispensing logic configured to signal a dispensation of one or more therapeutic agents conditionally.
5 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
one or more lytic-agent-containing dispensers.
6 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
one or more special-purpose substances facilitating effective contact between the subject and the circuitry for obtaining local circulatory information relating to a leg of a subject.
7 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
one or more utility devices configured to be handled by the subject.
8 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a seat configured to support the subject; and
an engine operable for conveying the seat.
9 . The system of claim 1 in which the circuitry for obtaining local circulatory information relating to a leg of a subject comprises:
one or more components of an implantable device.
10 . The system of claim 1 in which the circuitry for obtaining local circulatory information relating to a leg of a subject comprises:
circuitry for obtaining a comparison result as the local circulatory information relating to the leg of the subject.
11 . The system of claim 1 in which the circuitry for obtaining local circulatory information relating to a leg of a subject comprises:
circuitry for configuring an artificial support to modify a force upon the leg of the subject.
12 . The system of claim 1 in which the circuitry for signaling a decision whether to transmit a notification in response to one or more comparisons between filtering information specific to the subject and the local circulatory information relating to the leg of the subject comprises:
an interface component configured to signal the subject.
13 . The system of claim 1 in which the circuitry for signaling a decision whether to transmit a notification in response to one or more comparisons between filtering information specific to the subject and the local circulatory information relating to the leg of the subject comprises:
circuitry for including at least user-provided input with the notification.
14 . The system of claim 1 in which the circuitry for signaling a decision whether to transmit a notification in response to one or more comparisons between filtering information specific to the subject and the local circulatory information relating to the leg of the subject comprises:
circuitry for receiving information from one or more sensors adjacent the leg of the subject.
15 . The system of claim 1 in which the circuitry for signaling a decision whether to transmit a notification in response to one or more comparisons between filtering information specific to the subject and the local circulatory information relating to the leg of the subject comprises:
circuitry for detecting additional information about the leg of the subject.
16 . The system of claim 1 in which the circuitry for signaling a decision whether to transmit a notification in response to one or more comparisons between filtering information specific to the subject and the local circulatory information relating to the leg of the subject comprises:
circuitry for enabling a performance of at least one of the one or more comparisons at a resource remote from the subject.
17 . The system of claim 1 in which the circuitry for obtaining local circulatory information relating to a leg of a subject comprises:
circuitry for relating the local circulatory information to one or more of a thigh location, a calf location, or a foot location of the leg of the subject.
18 . The system of claim 1 in which the circuitry for obtaining local circulatory information relating to a leg of a subject comprises:
circuitry for capturing one or more shape-indicative images in the local circulatory information relating to the leg of the subject.
19 . The system of claim 1 in which the circuitry for signaling a decision whether to transmit a notification in response to one or more comparisons between filtering information specific to the subject and the local circulatory information relating to the leg of the subject comprises:
circuitry for including at least a magnitude indication with the notification.
20 . The system of claim 1 in which the circuitry for signaling a decision whether to transmit a notification in response to one or more comparisons between filtering information specific to the subject and the local circulatory information relating to the leg of the subject comprises:
circuitry for performing at least one of the one or more comparisons using an updated normalcy threshold.
21 . The system of claim 1 in which the circuitry for signaling a decision whether to transmit a notification in response to one or more comparisons between filtering information specific to the subject and the local circulatory information relating to the leg of the subject comprises:
circuitry for obtaining at least some of the filtering information from another limb of the subject.
22 . A system comprising:
means for obtaining local circulatory information relating to a leg of a subject; and
means for signaling a decision whether to transmit a notification in response to one or more comparisons between filtering information specific to the subject and the local circulatory information relating to the leg of the subject.
23 . The system of claim 22 in which the means for obtaining local circulatory information relating to a leg of a subject comprises:
means for obtaining a comparison result as the local circulatory information relating to the leg of the subject.
24 . The system of claim 22 in which the means for obtaining local circulatory information relating to a leg of a subject comprises:
means for configuring an artificial support to modify a force upon the leg of the subject.
25 . (canceled)
26 . The system of claim 22 in which the means for signaling a decision whether to transmit a notification in response to one or more comparisons between filtering information specific to the subject and the local circulatory information relating to the leg of the subject comprises:
means for receiving information from one or more sensors adjacent the leg of the subject.
27 . (canceled)
28 . The system of claim 22 in which the means for signaling a decision whether to transmit a notification in response to one or more comparisons between filtering information specific to the subject and the local circulatory information relating to the leg of the subject comprises:
means for enabling a performance of at least one of the one or more comparisons at a resource remote from the subject.
29 - 31 . (canceled)
32 . The system of claim 22 in which the means for signaling a decision whether to transmit a notification in response to one or more comparisons between filtering information specific to the subject and the local circulatory information relating to the leg of the subject comprises:
means for performing at least one of the one or more comparisons using an updated normalcy threshold.
33 . The system of claim 22 in which the means for signaling a decision whether to transmit a notification in response to one or more comparisons between filtering information specific to the subject and the local circulatory information relating to the leg of the subject comprises:
means for obtaining at least some of the filtering information from another limb of the subject.
34 . A method comprising:
obtaining local circulatory information relating to a leg of a subject; and
signaling a decision whether to transmit a notification in response to one or more comparisons between filtering information specific to the subject and the local circulatory information relating to the leg of the subject.
35 . (canceled)
36 . The method of claim 34 in which the obtaining local circulatory information relating to a leg of a subject comprises:
configuring an artificial support to modify a force upon the leg of the subject.
37 - 41 . (canceled)
42 . The method of claim 34 in which the obtaining local circulatory information relating to a leg of a subject comprises:
capturing one or more shape-indicative images in the local circulatory information relating to the leg of the subject.
43 - 45 . (canceled)
46 . The system of claim 17 in which the circuitry for signaling a decision whether to transmit a notification in response to one or more comparisons between filtering information specific to the subject and the local circulatory information relating to the leg of the subject comprises:
an interface component configured to signal the subject.
47 . The system of claim 17 in which the circuitry for signaling a decision whether to transmit a notification in response to one or more comparisons between filtering information specific to the subject and the local circulatory information relating to the leg of the subject comprises:
circuitry for including at least user-provided input with the notification.
48 . The system of claim 17 in which the circuitry for signaling a decision whether to transmit a notification in response to one or more comparisons between filtering information specific to the subject and the local circulatory information relating to the leg of the subject comprises:
circuitry for receiving information from one or more sensors adjacent the leg of the subject.
49 . The system of claim 17 in which the circuitry for signaling a decision whether to transmit a notification in response to one or more comparisons between filtering information specific to the subject and the local circulatory information relating to the leg of the subject comprises:
circuitry for enabling a performance of at least one of the one or more comparisons at a resource remote from the subject.
50 . The system of claim 17 in which the circuitry for signaling a decision whether to transmit a notification in response to one or more comparisons between filtering information specific to the subject and the local circulatory information relating to the leg of the subject comprises:
circuitry for including at least a magnitude indication with the notification.
51 . The system of claim 17 in which the circuitry for signaling a decision whether to transmit a notification in response to one or more comparisons between filtering information specific to the subject and the local circulatory information relating to the leg of the subject comprises:
circuitry for performing at least one of the one or more comparisons using an updated normalcy threshold.
52 . The system of claim 17 in which the circuitry for signaling a decision whether to transmit a notification in response to one or more comparisons between filtering information specific to the subject and the local circulatory information relating to the leg of the subject comprises:
circuitry for obtaining at least some of the filtering information from another limb of the subject.
53 . The system of claim 17 in which the circuitry for signaling a decision whether to transmit a notification in response to one or more comparisons between filtering information specific to the subject and the local circulatory information relating to the leg of the subject comprises:
circuitry for receiving information from one or more sensors adjacent the leg of the subject;
circuitry for obtaining at least some of the filtering information from another limb of the subject;
circuitry for performing at least one of the one or more comparisons using an updated normalcy threshold;
circuitry for including at least a magnitude indication with the notification;
an interface component configured to signal the subject; and
circuitry for including at least user-provided input with the notification.