Respiratory function measuring system and application thereof
First Claim
1. A measuring system for measuring respiratory function including:
- a first measuring unit for detecting volume change of a first measurement part of a subject sequent to respiratory movement;
a second measuring unit for detecting volume change of a second measurement part of the subject sequent to respiratory movement;
a control unit which acquires an output from said first measuring unit and said second measuring unit; and
an analyzing unit which analyzes the output which said control unit acquires;
said first measuring unit and said second measuring unit respectively include;
a sensing unit for sensing the volume change of the measurement part; and
a fixing unit for arranging said sensing unit to the measurement part;
wherein said fixing unit can fix said sensing unit in a manner of impressing said sensing unit on the measurement part.
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Abstract
The measuring system measures a respiratory waveform by the costal respiratory measuring unit and the abdominal respiratory measuring unit. Each measuring unit includes the sensing unit for detecting volume change of the measurement part, and the fixing unit for arranging the sensing unit to the measurement part. The sensing unit detects volume change of the measurement part with the pressure change given by the fixing unit and the measurement part. The control unit controls measurement and receives output from the measuring unit. The respiratory waveform of chest respiration and abdominal respiration is independently acquirable from the above composition. The acquired respiratory waveform is analyzed in the analyzing unit, and is referred to the respiratory function database, and the medical view is acquired for the subject'"'"'s respiratory function.
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75 Claims
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1. A measuring system for measuring respiratory function including:
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a first measuring unit for detecting volume change of a first measurement part of a subject sequent to respiratory movement;
a second measuring unit for detecting volume change of a second measurement part of the subject sequent to respiratory movement;
a control unit which acquires an output from said first measuring unit and said second measuring unit; and
an analyzing unit which analyzes the output which said control unit acquires;
said first measuring unit and said second measuring unit respectively include;
a sensing unit for sensing the volume change of the measurement part; and
a fixing unit for arranging said sensing unit to the measurement part;
wherein said fixing unit can fix said sensing unit in a manner of impressing said sensing unit on the measurement part. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A measuring apparatus for measuring respiratory function including:
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a sensing unit for sensing volume change of a measurement part of a subject sequent to respiratory movement; and
a fixing unit for arranging said sensing unit near the measurement part;
wherein said fixing unit has a belt-like form and can fix said sensing unit in a manner of impressing said sensing unit on the measurement part; and
said sensing unit senses the volume change of the measurement part from change of pressure applied by said fixing unit and the measurement part. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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29. A measuring apparatus for measuring respiratory function including:
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a first measuring unit for detecting volume change of a first measurement part of a subject sequent to respiratory movement; and
a second measuring unit for detecting volume change of a second measurement part of the subject sequent to respiratory movement;
said first measuring unit and said second measuring unit respectively include;
a sensing unit for sensing the volume change of the measurement part; and
a fixing unit for arranging said sensing unit near the measurement part;
wherein said fixing unit has a belt-like form and can fix said sensing unit in a manner of impressing said sensing unit on the measurement part; and
said sensing unit senses the volume change of the measurement part from change of pressure applied by said fixing unit and the measurement part.
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- 36. The measuring apparatus according to 32 further including an initial pressure adjusting unit for adjusting the air pressure in the cavity to predetermined initial pressure by sending gas into the cavity before a measurement of respiratory function.
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41. An analyzing apparatus for analyzing respiratory function of a subject including:
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a measurement data acquiring unit which acquires respiratory function measurement data of the subject; and
a calculating unit for calculating at least one respiratory function barometer among a lung capacity fraction, a forced expiratory curve, a forced lung capacity, a forced expiratory volume in one second, a forced expiratory rate in one second, a maximum mid-expiratory flow, a maximum ventilation volume, a flow volume curve, a peak expiratory flow rate, and a rate of abdomen contribution. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A program which makes a computer realize functions of:
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acquiring respiratory function measurement data of a subject; and
calculating at least one respiratory function barometer among a lung capacity fraction, a forced expiratory curve, a forced lung capacity, a forced expiratory volume in one second, a forced expiratory rate in one second, a maximum mid-expiratory flow, a maximum ventilation volume, a flow volume curve, a peak expiratory flow rate, and a rate of abdomen contribution. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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57. An analyzing server for analyzing respiratory function of a subject comprising:
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a database stored respiratory function measurement data and a medical view correspondingly;
a receiving unit which receives a requirement of referring said database through a network;
a measurement data acquiring unit which acquires the respiratory function measurement data of the subject;
a database referring unit which acquires the medical view with reference to said database based on the respiratory function measurement data; and
a transmitting unit which transmits the medical view through the network. - View Dependent Claims (58, 59, 60)
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61. A rehabilitation assisting apparatus which assists rehabilitation of respiratory function comprising:
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a pressurizing unit which includes a pressurizing member for squeezing a body of a subject; and
a fixing unit for arranging said pressurizing unit to the body of the subject;
wherein said fixing unit has a bag-like form and can fix said pressurizing unit in a manner of impressing said pressurizing unit on the body; and
said pressurizing unit has a belt-like form and squeezes the body with increasing volume thereof by introducing gas therein. - View Dependent Claims (62, 63, 64, 65)
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66. A method of measuring respiratory function including:
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fixing a first measuring unit which includes a first sensing unit for sensing volume change of a first measurement part of a subject sequent to respiratory movement; and
a first fixing unit for arranging said first sensing unit to the first measurement part, in such a manner that said first fixing unit pinches said first sensing unit between said first fixing unit and the first measurement part;
fixing a second measuring unit which includes a second sensing unit for sensing volume change of a second measurement part of the subject sequent to respiratory movement; and
a second fixing unit for arranging said second sensing unit to the second measurement part, in such a manner that said second fixing unit pinches said second sensing unit between said second fixing unit and the second measurement part;
measuring simultaneously the volume change of the first measurement part sensed by said first sensing unit and the volume change of the second measurement part sensed by said second sensing unit. - View Dependent Claims (67, 68, 69)
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70. A method of assisting rehabilitation of respiratory function including:
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equipping a subject with a pressurizing unit which comprises a pressurizing member for squeezing a body of the subject and a fixing unit for arranging the pressurizing unit to the body;
squeezing the body of the subject by the pressurizing member;
a rehabilitation step of making the subject perform respiratory movement under squeezing;
a first measurement step of measuring respiratory state of the subject by sensing pressure applied to the pressurizing member while said rehabilitation step. - View Dependent Claims (71, 72, 73, 74, 75)
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