System for Management and Prevention of Venous Pooling

Gavin J. Corley (Inventor), Gearoid OLaighin (Inventor), Paul Breen (Inventor), Barry J. Broderick (Inventor), Pierce A. Grace (Inventor), Derek T. O'Keeffe (Inventor)

Research output: Patent

Abstract

Patent: A monitoring system (1) comprises sensors (102) adapted to be worn by a user, and, a processor (101, 302) linked with the sensor. The processor receives sensor data and processes this data to determine user posture data including data indicative of vertical distance between level of the user's heart and ankle (Δh, Vd 1, Vd2, Vd3). Based on the posture data together with a value for degree of user chronic venous insufficiency and/or blood density, generate an estimate of user static venous pressure while the user is static, without calf muscle pump activity. The processor (101, 302) also processes the sensor data to determine if there is calf muscle pump activity, and generates an estimate of user active venous pressure according to the static venous pressure estimate, rate of calf muscle activity, and a value for degree of user chronic venous insufficiency. The processor (101, 302) may generate the venous pressure estimate in real time, and may control an NMES device accordingly.
Original languageEnglish
Patent numberUS 2020/0178813 A1
Filing date3/10/19
Publication statusPublished - 2020

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