公开(公告)号：US20180228405A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-16

申请号：US15858680

申请日：2017-12-29

Applicant: Starkey Laboratories, Inc.

Inventor： Justin R. Burwinkle ,  Sourav K. Bhunia ,  Jason A. Galster ,  Buye Xu ,  Peter J. Tetrick

IPC: A61B5/11 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B3/113 ,  H04R25/00

CPC classification number: A61B5/1117 ,  A61B3/113 ,  A61B5/0002 ,  A61B5/0004 ,  A61B5/1114 ,  A61B5/4836 ,  A61B5/6815 ,  A61B5/6816 ,  A61B5/6817 ,  A61B5/7275 ,  A61B5/7405 ,  A61B5/742 ,  A61B5/7455 ,  A61B2562/0219 ,  G01S19/19 ,  G08B21/0446 ,  G16H40/60 ,  G16H50/30 ,  H04R25/305 ,  H04R25/554 ,  H04R2225/55 ,  H04R2460/07

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.