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Method and Apparatus of Preventing a Fall or Minimizing the Impact of the Fall of an Individual

a technology of minimizing the impact and preventing the fall, which is applied in the direction of nuclear engineering, nuclear weapons, chemical protection, etc., can solve the problems of serious medical problems of individuals, serious injury to the body, broken bones, etc., and achieve the effect of minimizing the effect of the fall, reducing or even preventing any potential damage to the body

Inactive Publication Date: 2015-04-16
BALBIEN JOEL ABE +1
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The present invention provides a system for preventing falls and minimizing damage to the body during falls. The system detects the direction of the fall and expands a cushion or support structure to provide stability and control to the individual. This may include an external belt with multiple expandable modules or an innovative approach using an detecting system and an expandable support structure. Ultimately, the system helps to restore balance and prevents the fall from being completed, reducing the risk of injury.

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Accidental falls to individuals can cause the development of serious medical issues for an individual, particularly if the individual is elderly.
Falling causes serious injury to the body and is a leading cause of death.
The fall can cause medical issues include broken bones, concussions, broken hips and many other impact injuries.
These sensors are mounted within the room and can monitor the individual at all times; however, the system can only help the individual within the room containing the wireless sensors.
Secondly, the air bag is not deployed selectively to protect the side coming in contact with the ground.
The body weight of an individual in comparison to that of the weight of a portable device would make the blasts of air or spring extensions difficult.
Furthermore, the individual is not replaceable unlike the device where one can easily replace the device by purchasing another comparable device.

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[0036]Fall prevention or protection techniques are essential to insure the health of individuals. Autonomous protection of soft body parts (head and hips) of variable integrity / strength with a sensor array including accelerometers and micro GPS that can instantly determine if a fall is occurring and then perform compensating techniques to minimize or prevent the fall. Besides detecting a fall, loss of consciousness (e.g. stroke, heart attack, and epileptic seizure) and the tenseness and strength of muscles and bone in neck and waist can be measured to determine if a fall is going to happen since the individual may black out.

[0037]The deflated air bag is called a packet. The content of a packet contains an air bag in a collapsed form. The packet when expanded generates an air bag. The packet is packed such that the expansion transformation of the packet to an air bag occurs in a predictable way. In other words, the section of the air bay which is farthest from the body is the first s...

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Abstract

Falling causes serious injury to the body and is a leading cause of death in the elderly. An external belt placed over the waist comprises an inertia system and expandable modules. These modules contain packed air bags and can be expanded in size by orders of magnitude using an air tank. The modules are selected by the inertia system that senses the direction of the fall. The selected module is filled with air from the air tank generating a protective mattress which can be used to cushion their fall. Serious injury to the body can be reduced or even prevented. The module instead can contain an expandable support structure to reach the floor and act as a “third leg”. This support structure may be used by the individual to gain control of the individual's balance and stabilize the individual allowing a re-capture of balance and preventing the fall from occurring.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]Accidental falls to individuals can cause the development of serious medical issues for an individual, particularly if the individual is elderly. Falling causes serious injury to the body and is a leading cause of death. The fall can cause medical issues include broken bones, concussions, broken hips and many other impact injuries. When a fall occurs, an alert procedure is required so aid can arrive to the fallen individual to minimize comorbidities and long term impacts associated with the initial injury.[0002]In one notification procedure, the individual carries an apparatus that has a button that can be pressed to alert a monitoring group that the individual is in need of emergency care. The apparatus has a wireless interface that can contact authorities once the button is depressed. The alert provides the location of the individual, so appropriate attention can be provided to the individual in need. However, if the individual goes unconscious aft...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A41D13/018A42B3/00A41D13/05
CPCA41D13/018A41D13/0506A41D13/0512A42B3/00
Inventor BALBIEN, JOEL ABEGABARA, THADDEUS JOHN
Owner BALBIEN JOEL ABE
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