Contactless Fall Detection & Ambient Telecare. Zero Wearables. Zero Cameras.
80% of dangerous geriatric falls occur when seniors leave their pendants on the bedside table or in the shower. CuraWave Health uses standard Wi-Fi 6 Channel State Information (IEEE 802.11bf) to passively protect vulnerable adults 24/7 without violating privacy.
Why Legacy Telecare Pendants Fail the NHS & UK Care Homes
A forensic engineering teardown of the market standard (Tunstall Lifeline Fall Detector SKU 62505/007) exposes the structural flaws that cost elderly lives and drain NHS emergency budgets.
The Incumbent "Soft Fall" Blindspot
"The Tunstall Lifeline Fall Detector is not intended to detect all types of falls, for example soft falls or cases where the person manages to support themselves or lower themselves to the ground." — Tunstall Lifeline Installation Guide (Page 8)
Over 40% of geriatric falls are soft slumps from beds or armchairs caused by postural hypotension. Because there is no high-G mechanical shock, wearable accelerometers register nothing—leaving seniors stranded on cold floors in a fatal "long lie".
The 80% Bathroom & Bed Compliance Gap
Seniors consistently take pendants off before sleeping (choking hazard/discomfort) and before bathing. Yet over 80% of severe hip fractures occur during unassisted nighttime bathroom transit—precisely when the pendant is sitting on the bedside table.
Crushing Battery Maintenance Burden
Tunstall units mandate a complex 11-step manual battery swap every 2 years using proprietary tools, gasket seals, and mandatory test calls to the Alarm Receiving Centre. For housing associations with 500+ flats, maintenance costs exceed the hardware price.
| Engineering Dimension | Legacy Pendants (Tunstall / Appello) | CuraWave Health System | Strategic NHS / Care Advantage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sensing Modality | Body-worn triaxial accelerometer + panic button | Ambient Wi-Fi 6 CSI (IEEE 802.11bf) RF perturbation | 100% Contactless |
| User Compliance | Critical: Must be remembered & worn 24/7 | Zero: Operates ambiently in room architecture | Zero Wearer Error |
| Soft Fall & Slump Detection | Zero (Excluded in manufacturer manual) | Full: Spatial mass velocity & floor-plane tracking | Eliminates Long Lies |
| Night & Bathroom Coverage | Dangerous blindspot (devices removed for bath/bed) | Wall-penetrating RF: Complete bathroom & bedside safety | Covers 80% Fall Zones |
| Biometric Respiration Vitals | None (Blind mechanical shock switch) | Continuous: 0.1–0.5 Hz subcarrier breathing rate (6–30 bpm) | 95% Fewer False Dispatches |
| Power Architecture | 3V CR2450 coin cell (costly 2yr teardown cycles) | Mains Powered + 12h LiFePO4 internal UPS backup | Zero Routine Battery Visits |
| Telecare Protocol Compatibility | Proprietary 869 MHz legacy RF | Native SCAIP (BS 8521-2), MQTT, REST, 4G LTE | Universal ARC Compatibility |
How Contactless Wi-Fi 6 CSI Sensing Works
Transforming ordinary residential radio waves into an invisible, protective biometric canopy.
Subcarrier Multipath Perturbation
Two compact plug nodes emit standard IEEE 802.11bf Wi-Fi packets. As an individual moves, breathes, or falls, their physical mass perturbs the amplitude and phase across 64 orthogonal subcarriers.
Phase Sanitization & Hampel Filtering
Our onboard DSP pipeline strips carrier frequency offset (CFO) and sampling frequency offset (SFO) via linear regression, yielding pristine micro-Doppler spectrograms devoid of background noise.
Dual-State Velocity & Vitals AI
Edge inference on the gateway's 6 TOPS NPU computes vertical mass velocity. When a sudden transition to the floor plane is detected, the system immediately cross-checks respiration to confirm posture.
Instant SCAIP Telecare Dispatch
Within 1.2 seconds of an unrecovered fall, a BS 8521-2 JSON-over-SIP telecare alert fires over multi-net 4G LTE to the designated Alarm Receiving Centre (ARC) and carer mobile apps.
De-Medicalized Smart Home Aesthetics
CuraWave replaces stigmatizing red clinical panic cords with elegant, flame-retardant matte-white ABS wall modules that blend into modern baseboard sockets.
- Sensing Node (x2 per room): Compact UK 3-pin pass-through plug mounted 30–45 cm above floor level to concentrate the Fresnel zone across the critical fall plane.
- Dual Cross-Polarized Antennas: 90° spatial offset capturing both vertical slouching and horizontal floor multipath reflections.
- Central Edge Gateway (x1 per residence): Rockchip RK3588 NPU, zero fan noise, tamper latch, and multi-network roaming SIM slot.
- 12-Hour Emergency LiFePO4 UPS: Uninterrupted protection during local mains power outages.
Live Channel State Information (CSI) Simulator
Experience how CuraWave differentiates normal activities of daily living (ADL) from acute falls and soft slumps in real-time.
Real-Time Edge Inference
Engineered for NHS Trusts, Housing Associations & ICBs
CuraWave is developed strictly within the UK medical device and telecare regulatory frameworks, preventing liability traps while expediting NHS procurement.
DCB0129 / DCB0160 Safety Management
Comprehensive Hazard Log detailing Clinical Safety Officer (CSO) governance, mitigating false negatives, dead-zones, and multi-occupancy cross-talk to As Low As Reasonably Practicable (ALARP) thresholds.
NHS DTAC Compliance Matrix
Pre-audited against all 5 NHS Digital Technology Assessment Criteria sections: Clinical Safety, Data Protection (DSPT/UK GDPR), Technical Security (Cyber Essentials Plus), Interoperability, and Usability.
UK MDR 2002 / MHRA SaMD Strategy
Class I assistive telecare alert system with structured clinical validation pathway toward Class IIa Software-as-a-Medical-Device (SaMD) for vital-sign medical deterioration forecasting.
BS 8521-2 & SCAIP Interoperability
Direct SIP-over-TLS XML/JSON telemetry dispatch into TSA-accredited Alarm Receiving Centres (ARCs) across Greater Manchester, Lancashire, and Cheshire.
The Minds Behind CuraWave Health
Combining geriatric biosystems science, clinical safety strategy, and deep-tech operational execution.
Sania Rehman
BSc in Food Technology & Biosystems • University of Delhi
Leading product vision, clinical safety strategy (DCB0129/DTAC), and regional care partnerships across the Greater Manchester Healthtech Corridor. Bridging human physiology, sarcopenia-frailty dynamics, and ambient non-invasive RF sensing to eliminate geriatric long-lie mortality.
Maroof Rehman
Commercial Operations & Infrastructure Engineering
Directing commercial rollout, housing association pilots (Bolton at Home, Manchester City Council Telecare), edge hardware procurement, regulatory supply chains, and enterprise telecare ARC integrations.
Deploy CuraWave in Your Care Facility or Virtual Ward
We are actively accepting applications from NHS Integrated Care Boards (ICBs), local authorities, and forward-thinking private residential care providers across Greater Manchester and the North West for our 50-resident structured evaluation program.
Direct Executive Contacts
CEO: ceo@curawave.co.uk
Operations: maroof@curawave.co.uk
Official Domain: curawave.co.uk