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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2020
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Bruce D. Gunderson, Plymouth, MN (US);
Eduardo N. Warman, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Mirko de Melis, Maastricht, NL;
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
An example medical device system and method includes accelerometer circuitry configured to generate at least one signal, a memory, and processing circuitry coupled to the accelerometer circuitry and the memory. The processing circuitry is configured to determine a first plurality of pulse transit times (PTTs), determine, based on the at least one accelerometer signal, a Sit-to-Stand transition, determine, based on the Sit-to-Stand transition occurring, a second plurality of PTTs after the Sit-to-Stand transition, and determine a likelihood that a person, such as a patient, may fall based on the first plurality of PTTs and the second plurality of PTTs.