ABNORMAL MOTION DETECTOR AND MONITOR

摘要

In an embodiment, a seizure monitor provides intelligent epilepsy seizure detection, monitoring, and alerting for epilepsy patients or people with seizures. In an embodiment, the seizure monitor may be a wearable, non-intrusive, passive monitoring device that does not require any insertion or ingestion into the human body. In an embodiment, the seizure monitor may include several output options for outputting the accelerometer/gyro or other motion sensor data and video data, so that the data may be immediately validated and/or remotely viewed. The device alerts are communicated to the outside care givers via wireless or wired medium. The device may also support recording of accelerometer or other motion sensor data and video data, which can be reviewed later for further analysis and/or diagnosis. The device and invention is also used and applicable for other body motion disorders or detection and diagnostics.

主权项

1. A method to detect a seizure, comprising:
electronically collecting motion data produced by a sensor physically associated with a person; determining from the collected motion data via a processor communicatively coupled to the sensor at least one value characterizing the motion data; comparing the at least one value characterizing the motion data to at least one corresponding value characterizing abnormal motion; determining whether the seizure has occurred based on the comparing; and activating a seizure alert signal when the determined seizure has occurred.