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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2017
Starkey Laboratories, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Justin R. Burwinkel, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Sourav K. Bhunia, Shoreview, MN (US);
Jason A. Galster, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Buye Xu, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Peter J. Tetrick, Chaska, MN (US);
Starkey Laboratories, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Abstract
Various embodiments of a fall prediction system and method of using such system are disclosed. The system includes a hearing device for a user, a sensor operatively connected to the hearing device and adapted to detect a characteristic of the user and generate a sensor signal based on the characteristic, an accessory operatively connected to the hearing device, and a controller operatively connected to the hearing device. The controller is adapted to determine a fall risk value based on the sensor signal, compare the fall risk value to a fall risk threshold, and generate a fall prevention output if the fall risk value exceeds the fall risk threshold.