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Barron Associates’ fall detection technology, which was previously patented in the United States, received approval for Canadian Patent Application No. 3,074,729.

High blood pressure is a substantial public health problem that affects 45% of adults (75% of individuals over age 65) and is a leading cause of excess cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Static BP snapshots, which are typically obtained via sphygmomanometry during doctor’s office visits, have documented reliability issues, including white coat hypertension and poor technique. […]

Falls represent a significant healthcare problem with substantial associated morbidity and mortality. In an inpatient environment, it is necessary to identify injurious falls quickly to reduce the potential for serious or fatal injuries. Falls are consistently the most frequently reported adverse event in hospitals; up to 20% of patients fall at least once during their […]

The Motivating Occupational Virtual Experiences In Therapy for kids (MOVE-IT) SBIR Phase II program developed a system for telehealth delivery of intensive rehabilitation for pediatric hemiplegia through smart toy-enabled games that inspire high-dosage, task-directed upper extremity (UE) movements. The MOVE-IT system employs therapy games that combine virtual- and real-world physical elements to provide intensive, task-directed […]

Chronic pain is an internal experience that cannot be directly observed or measured. Pain assessment, therefore, is exceptionally challenging, relying largely on self-report measures. The objective of this study is to develop and demonstrate the KnowPain system, an innovative wrist-worn instrument for objectively assessing the functional impact of pain (FIP) throughout the course of a […]

Embodiments of a system, device and method improve weather modeling approaches for use by air vehicles to mitigate weather hazards and/or optimize air vehicle operations. Various embodiments collect a set of independent measurements of atmospheric parameters of interest, collect a set of onboard measurements from one or more non-traditional atmospheric sensors onboard an air vehicle, […]

Barron Associates and its clinical partner are developing a compact, portable, customizable computerized dynamic posturography (CDP) system that provides standardized tests to selectively manipulate and measure responses by the visual, vestibular, and somatosensory systems to assist in diagnosis of postural control.  The Sensory Test and Balance Limit Evaluation (STABLE) system expands these tests (currently performed […]

The Virtual Activities of Living for Occupational Rehabilitation (VALOR) project enables telehealth delivery of evidence-based upper extremity stroke therapy in a patient’s home. The Barron Associates-developed product combines innovative use of low-cost immersive VR headset technology with software for computer-guided practice of activities of daily living (ADLs) and instrumental ADLs (IADLs). VALOR will be the […]

The negative consequences of immobility during hospitalization are numerous, profound, and well-documented, including pressure ulcer formation, longer lengths of stay, muscle weakness, increased risk of falls, loss of independence, and reduced quality of life. Barron Associates’ wireless Patient/Resident Mobility Tracker (PREEMPT) provides an effective, accurate, noninvasive, and practicable method for automatically documenting patient mobility, providing […]

Barron Associates was invited to contribute to a special edition on Advances in Aircraft System Identification from Flight Test Data and the special edition is now available (https://arc.aiaa.org/toc/ja/60/5) and has been widely publicized on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7113250384189562881/). Barron’s work, entitled Deterministic and Probabilistic Approaches to Model and Update Dynamic Systems, presents methods to update aircraft models […]