Fall detectors and a method of detecting falls
US9974908B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 17, 2009 |
| Grant date | May 22, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 22, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49128
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
There is provided a fall detector for detecting falls of a user or an object to which the fall detector is attached, characterized in that the fall detector comprises an air flow sensor for providing measurements indicative of vertical velocity and/or changes in altitude of the fall detector.
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