APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AN INCLINATION OF A BODY

摘要

The present invention comprises an apparatus (100) and method fordetecting an inclination of a body. The invention can provide a care giver information concerning the inclination of the body of a person (120) in the care giver's care. The present invention is especially useful in warning of possible falls in cases where a person (120) who is mentally or physically disabled attempts to rise from a bed (140) or a chair (200). The present invention comprises at least two tilt switches (500, 600) where one tilt switch (500, 600) is capable of detecting when the apparatus (100) of the invention has been inclined in an amount greater than a preselected inclination angle. The apparatus (100) also comprises an alarm signaling device (340, 400) that is capable of sending the alarm signal to alert a care giver.