Patient Mobility Tracking Controller with Adaptive Exercise Regimens
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Solution Overview
Problem
Patients face challenges in adhering to their exercise regimens during recovery due to lack of motivation and unclear guidance, necessitating a system to monitor and engage both patients and caregivers in mobility progression.
Innovation Solution
A patient support apparatus with a controller and graphical user interface that displays exercise alerts, records patient progress, and updates the regimen based on comparison with predetermined goals, while also sending alerts and updates to remote devices like nurse or family member devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If patients are provided with exercise regimens during recovery, then mobility improvement is achieved, but patient adherence and motivation deteriorate due to lack of engagement and unclear guidance
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements real-time feedback mechanisms through graphical user interfaces that display exercise completion status, progress tracking, and visual cues. The interface provides immediate feedback to patients about their exercise performance and adherence, motivating continued participation. Caregivers also receive feedback through the same interface, enabling them to monitor and encourage patient compliance.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary system (the control unit with graphical interface) that mediates between the exercise regimen instructions and the patient's actions. This intermediary provides structured guidance, tracks compliance, and facilitates communication between patients, caregivers, and healthcare providers, making the exercise program more accessible and enforceable.
2Measurement precision
If nurses and caregivers manually monitor and score patient mobility progress, then mobility tracking is achieved, but time consumption and workload increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service functionality where patients can independently report or confirm their exercise completion through the graphical user interface. The control unit automatically records and stores this mobility data, eliminating the need for caregivers to manually observe, score, and document each exercise instance. This automated self-reporting mechanism maintains measurement precision while significantly reducing caregiver time investment.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the manual mechanical process of observation and documentation with an automated electronic system. The control unit automatically captures, stores, and transmits mobility data without requiring physical presence or manual recording by caregivers, substituting human effort with automated computational processes.
3Adaptability or versatility
If exercise regimens are customized and updated based on patient progress, then treatment effectiveness is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements dynamic exercise regimens that automatically adapt based on patient progress. The control unit stores multiple exercise protocols and can modify the current regimen based on tracked performance data, allowing the treatment plan to evolve over time without requiring complex manual reconfiguration. This dynamic adaptation maintains high customizability while managing system complexity through automated decision logic.
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AI summary
A patient support apparatus includes a controller having a processor and a memory. The memory may have instructions stored therein related to an exercise regimen for a patient. A graphical user interface may be provided. The controller may be configured to display an alert on the graphical user interface when the patient requires exercise. User inputs may be displayed on the graphical user interface to enable a caregiver to record exercises completed by the patient.