Hip-Hope - Real Time Fall Prevention and Protection System
Predictive Health Devices Inc.
Hip-Hope Technology is a start-up company developing a sophisticated active wearable device aimed at real time protection of seniors from deadly fall related hip fractures.Hip-Hope Technologies (HHT) was founded in 2011, driven by a high motivation for providing a viable solution to the deadly epidemic of hip fractures among senior people. Click Here for more information or watch this Video.
- The lifetime risk of a hip fracture is 17.5% for women.In contrast, the lifetime risk of breast cancer for women is 12.3%.
- A little over 3% of breast cancer patients die, while 33% of hip fractures in the elderly leads to death.Older individuals with hip fractures are more than 3.5 times likely to die within12 months as compared to their non-injured counterparts.
- Nearly 10% of hip fractures in the U.S. occur among nursing home residents and sadly, one-third of them will die within six months.
Hip-Hope introduced the active solution. The world’s first effective, active hip protection system.It is lightweight, comfortable and user-friendly.Hip-Hope incorporates a groundbreaking fall detection system comprising a unique set of sensors.Once an inevitable collision with ground surface is detected, the system instantly deploys two large-size airbags that radically alleviate fall impact.The device provides additional added value functionalities, such as automatic fall alert notifications to care givers, ongoing device status and wearer activity motoring, and a built-in emergency alert button.
Hip-Hope is a real time fall protection system. This system integrates advanced technologies in the fields of electronics, software, algorithmic, pneumatics, air bag technology and wearable device design (fanny pack/belt).This design is aimed at ensuring maximum functionality, reliability, comfort, and ease of use that results in a high level of acceptance by senior users.The system continuously logs the users motion activity for review, allowing for a pattern evaluation and intervention option to maximize quality care.This real time system reports falls to the care team with GPS location.
Mobility is the key to a long and healthy life.
The world is ready for something new to alleviate the problem of hip fractures.
Experts for Quality, Fall Prevention and Protection, Risk
Management, Training, Marketing and Distribution
Pat Devaney
President and CEO
Medical Nurse Training and Distribution Inc.
And Subsidiary, Predictive Health Devices Inc.
Cell: 703-507-0627
pdevaney@sprynet.com
www.predictivehealthdevices.com
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