Systems and methods for automatically determining patient swallow frequency
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1. A method for determining a frequency of spontaneous patient swallowing and diagnosing dysphagia in the patient, the method comprising:
- continuously collecting spontaneous patient swallow data using a patient interface monitoring device positioned in contact with a neck of a patient, the patient interface monitoring device comprising an adhesive patch and a first sensor and a second sensor configured to collect spontaneous patient swallow data, wherein collecting spontaneous patient swallow data further comprises audio data and tissue acceleration data associated with the spontaneous patient swallowing;
transmitting the collected spontaneous patient swallow data to a computing device from the patient interface monitoring device;
analyzing the spontaneous patient swallow data with a data analyzer at a processor of the computing device to identify spontaneous patient swallow events;
counting a number of identified spontaneous swallow events over a predetermined time period;
determining the spontaneous patient swallow frequency on the computing device based upon the number of identified swallow events over the predetermined time period;
comparing, at the processor, the determined spontaneous patient swallow frequency to reference data, wherein the reference data comprises a plurality of model swallow data representative of a model swallow event based on patient parameters, the patient parameters including at least one of an age or a sex of the patient;
generating, at the processor, a patient diagnosis of dysphagia based upon the comparison of the determined spontaneous patient swallow frequency to the reference data; and
reporting results including the patient diagnosis of dysphagia, to a user of the computing device.
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Patient swallow frequency is automatically determined by collecting patient data, analyzing the patient data to automatically identify swallow events, and automatically calculating the swallow frequency based upon the identified swallow events. In some cases, the patient data is collected by a patient interface that wirelessly transmits the data to a computing device for analysis.
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1. A method for determining a frequency of spontaneous patient swallowing and diagnosing dysphagia in the patient, the method comprising:
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continuously collecting spontaneous patient swallow data using a patient interface monitoring device positioned in contact with a neck of a patient, the patient interface monitoring device comprising an adhesive patch and a first sensor and a second sensor configured to collect spontaneous patient swallow data, wherein collecting spontaneous patient swallow data further comprises audio data and tissue acceleration data associated with the spontaneous patient swallowing; transmitting the collected spontaneous patient swallow data to a computing device from the patient interface monitoring device; analyzing the spontaneous patient swallow data with a data analyzer at a processor of the computing device to identify spontaneous patient swallow events; counting a number of identified spontaneous swallow events over a predetermined time period; determining the spontaneous patient swallow frequency on the computing device based upon the number of identified swallow events over the predetermined time period; comparing, at the processor, the determined spontaneous patient swallow frequency to reference data, wherein the reference data comprises a plurality of model swallow data representative of a model swallow event based on patient parameters, the patient parameters including at least one of an age or a sex of the patient; generating, at the processor, a patient diagnosis of dysphagia based upon the comparison of the determined spontaneous patient swallow frequency to the reference data; and reporting results including the patient diagnosis of dysphagia, to a user of the computing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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