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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2017
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Richard A. Derenne, Portage, MI (US);
Richard Thomas DeLuca, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Abstract
A monitoring system includes cameras adapted to capture images and depth data of the images. A computer device processes the image signals and depth data from the cameras according to various software modules that monitor one or more of the following: (a) compliance with patient care protocols; (b) patient activity; (c) equipment usage; (d) the location and/or usage of assets; (e) patient visitation metrics; (f) data from other sensors that is integrated with the image and depth data; (g) gestures by the patient or caregivers that are used as signals or for controls of equipment, and other items. Alerts may be issued if any conditions of importance are detected.