Respiratory monitoring, diagnostic and therapeutic system
First Claim
1. A system for monitoring a medical condition:
- an apparatus that condenses a sample of an individual'"'"'s breath on a film;
a sensor in close proximity to said film;
a processing receiver; and
said sensor in real-time communication with said receiver.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a system and method for monitoring, diagnosing, and treating certain medical conditions, such as asthma, gastroesophageal reflux or laryngopharyngeal reflux. The system includes a mask apparatus or sensor module fitted with a pH sensor and thermocouple, a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) device, a processing receiver, and a therapeutic nebulizer/atomizer/humidifier device. The mask apparatus, CPAP device and therapeutic nebulizer/atomizer/humidifier device are connected by a pneumatic means. The pH sensor and the thermocouple are in electrical communication with the processing receiver that controls, through an electronic means, the CPAP device and therapeutic nebulizer/atomizer/humidifier device. The electrical communications can be in the form of a plurality of wires or employ wireless means.
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31 Claims
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1. A system for monitoring a medical condition:
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an apparatus that condenses a sample of an individual'"'"'s breath on a film;
a sensor in close proximity to said film;
a processing receiver; and
said sensor in real-time communication with said receiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for monitoring and diagnosing a medical condition:
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an apparatus that condenses a sample of an individual'"'"'s breath on a film;
a sensor in close proximity to said film;
a processing receiver;
said sensor in real-time communication with said receiver; and
said processing receiver processing said information for determining various diagnoses. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for monitoring, diagnosing, and treating a medical condition:
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an apparatus that condenses a sample of an individual'"'"'s breath on a film;
a sensor in close proximity to said film;
a processing receiver;
said sensor in a first real-time communication with said receiver;
said processing receiver processing said information for determining various diagnoses and treatments; and
said processing receiver in a second communication with at least one treatment device to administer at least one therapeutic dose. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. An apparatus for monitoring breath chemistry comprising:
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a sensor;
a collection pool located on a film;
a solid-state cooling means, said cooling means in close proximity with said film;
said cooling means reducing the temperature of said sensor below the dew point of a patient'"'"'s breath such that the patient'"'"'s breath condenses into a liquid that condenses on the film; and
said sensor immersed in said liquefied breath in said collection pool. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31)
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