WEARABLE GAIT MONITORING APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND RELATED METHODS

摘要

A system, according to various embodiments, includes eyewear (or any other suitable wearable device) that includes one or more sensors (e.g., one or more accelerometers, magnetometers, position sensors, gyroscopes, and/or other suitable sensors) that may be used to monitor the gait of an individual (e.g., by monitoring the movement of the user's head, or other portions of the user's body, as the user ambulates). The system may further include one or more suitable computing devices for analyzing the individual's gait. This information may then be used, for example, to: (1) identify one or more medical conditions associated with the individual; (2) assess the fit of a prosthetic device worn by the individual, and/or (3) assess an individual's recovery from a particular injury or medical procedure.

主权项

1. A computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions for:
receiving information obtained from at least one sensor worn adjacent the individual's head; using the information to assess the gait of the individual; analyzing the assessed gait to determine whether the assessed gait includes one or more particular gait patterns that are associated with a particular medical condition; and in response to determining that the assessed gait includes the one or more gait patterns, generating an alert that the individual may have the particular medical condition.