Inventors:
Arthur Koblasz - Atlanta GA, US
Mary Koblasz - Atlanta GA, US
Robert Mckeeman - Celebration FL, US
Lorand Csiszar - Marietta GA, US
International Classification:
A61G015/00
Abstract:
The device features one or more video cameras () linked to a computer () which analyses the output of the cameras to distinguish between normal movement and falls. Upward or similar movements, normally associated with a patient attempting to get out of bed are also identified. An alarm is activated at a remote attendant station when a fall movement is determined to have occured. The cameras and computer are situated as a bedside unit ().