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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2014
Augment Medical, Inc., Raleigh, NC (US);
Timothy N. Martin, Raleigh, NC (US);
Richard A. Daniels, Raleigh, NC (US);
Andrew J. DiMeo, Sr., Raleigh, NC (US);
Wenbo Sharon Zhang, Raleigh, NC (US);
Xiaji Astor Liu, Raleigh, NC (US);
Daniel Bieber, Raleigh, NC (US);
The Medical Innovators Collaborative, Raleigh, NC (US);
Abstract
Gesture-based communication systems and methods for communicating with healthcare personnel are disclosed. According to an aspect, a system is disclosed that includes a movement detector configured to detect movement of muscle and to generate a wireless signal in response to detection of the muscle movement. The system also includes a base station in wireless communication with the movement detector, and configured to implement a predetermined action based on the wireless signal. The base station may be configured to interface with a healthcare call system such as in a hospital environment. The base station may control the healthcare call system to communicate a notification signal based on the wireless signal.