WEARABLE HEALTHCARE DEVICE
Technologies and implementations for wearable healthcare devices are generally disclosed.
1 . A wearable healthcare apparatus comprising:
a processor;
a wearable healthcare utilization module (WHUM) communicatively coupled to the processor;
a pulse sensor communicatively coupled to the processor and configured to sense an indication of a pulse of a wearer of the wearable healthcare apparatus; and
a visual indicator device configured to synchronously visually indicate the pulse of the wearer of the wearable healthcare apparatus.
2 . The wearable healthcare apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the pulse sensor comprises a peripheral capillary oxygen saturation device.
3 . The wearable healthcare apparatus of claim 1 further comprising:
a digital to analog converter (DAC) communicatively coupled to the processor;
and a speaker communicatively coupled to the DAC.
4 . The wearable healthcare apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the visual indicator device comprises a liquid crystal display (LCD) device.
5 . The wearable healthcare apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the visual indicator device comprises a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) configured to indicate an intensity of the pulse of the wearer.
6 . The wearable healthcare apparatus of claim 1 further comprising:
a band configured to go around an arm of the wearer and tighten and loosen around the arm under the control of the processor.
7 . The wearable healthcare apparatus of claim 1 further comprising:
a motion sensor communicatively coupled to the processor; and
a wireless communication device communicatively coupled to the processor.
8 . The wearable healthcare apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the motion sensor comprises a motion sensor configured to sense a range of motion related to cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) activity of the wearer.
9 . The wearable healthcare apparatus of claim 1 further comprising: a storage device communicatively coupled to the processor.
10 . The wearable healthcare apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the storage device comprises a storage device configured to store electrocardiography (ECG) data.