Respiratory profile parameter determination method and apparatus
First Claim
1. Apparatus for monitoring and displaying data obtained from respiration of an individual, comprising:
- at least one respiratory monitor;
at least one processing element in communication with said at least one respiratory monitor and configured to;
evaluate a signal generated by said at least one respiratory monitor while monitoring at least respiration of the individual;
calculate at least one respiratory parameter based on said signal; and
estimate at least one blood gas parameter based on at least one of said signal and said at least one respiratory parameter.
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Abstract
A method of sampling one or more respiratory profile characteristics and monitoring a variety of respiratory profile parameters. The sampled respiratory characteristics include respiratory flow rate, respiratory pressure, and partial pressure of at least one constituent of a patient'"'"'s respiration. The method detects patient breaths, determines whether each breath is a spontaneous breath or a ventilator-induced breath and calculates various respiratory profile parameters based on the sampled measurements. The method displays the respiratory profile parameters in graphic and numeric forms. Preferably, the method allows a user to select the displayed respiratory profile parameters.
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27 Claims
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1. Apparatus for monitoring and displaying data obtained from respiration of an individual, comprising:
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at least one respiratory monitor;
at least one processing element in communication with said at least one respiratory monitor and configured to;
evaluate a signal generated by said at least one respiratory monitor while monitoring at least respiration of the individual;
calculate at least one respiratory parameter based on said signal; and
estimate at least one blood gas parameter based on at least one of said signal and said at least one respiratory parameter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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- 15. A display element of apparatus for monitoring and displaying data obtained from respiration of an individual, comprising an indicator configured to, in response to a signal from at least one of a respiratory monitor and a processing element of the apparatus, display a bar graph, at least one bar of which includes a first component and a second component discrete from and adjacent to said first component.
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20. Apparatus for monitoring and displaying data obtained from respiration of an individual, comprising:
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a respiratory flow monitor;
a respiratory gas monitor;
at least one processing element in communication with said at least one respiratory flow monitor and said at least one respiratory gas monitor and configured to;
evaluate signals generated by each of said at least one respiratory flow monitor and said at least one respiratory gas monitor while monitoring at least respiration of the individual;
calculate at least one respiratory parameter based on said signals; and
estimate at least one blood gas parameter based on at least one of said signals and said at least one respiratory parameter; and
at least one display element in communication with at least one of said at least one processing element, said at least one respiratory flow monitor, and said at least one respiratory gas monitor, said at least one display element being configured to show at least one displayed respiratory parameter and said at least one blood gas parameter. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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