Methods and systems for assessing pulmonary disease with drug therapy control
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1. A method for controlling therapy for a pulmonary disease other than a breathing rhythm disorder, comprising:
- sensing one or more conditions associated with the non-rhythm pulmonary disease using sensors of a patient-external respiratory therapy device;
assessing a presence of the non-rhythm pulmonary disease based on the one or more sensed conditions; and
generating a signal for controlling delivery of a drug therapy to treat the non-rhythm pulmonary disease based on the assessment of the non-rhythm pulmonary disease.
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Abstract
An external respiratory therapy device incorporates sensors that may be used to sense physiological conditions or parameters associated with pulmonary disease. The sensed conditions may be used to detect and/or to assess a presence of various types of pulmonary diseases. The assessment of the pulmonary disease may be utilized to control a drug therapy delivered to the patient to treat the pulmonary disease.
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1. A method for controlling therapy for a pulmonary disease other than a breathing rhythm disorder, comprising:
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sensing one or more conditions associated with the non-rhythm pulmonary disease using sensors of a patient-external respiratory therapy device;
assessing a presence of the non-rhythm pulmonary disease based on the one or more sensed conditions; and
generating a signal for controlling delivery of a drug therapy to treat the non-rhythm pulmonary disease based on the assessment of the non-rhythm pulmonary disease. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A medical system for controlling therapy for a non-breathing rhythm related pulmonary disease, comprising:
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an external respiratory therapy device, the external respiratory therapy device comprising;
a therapy unit configured to deliver respiration therapy to a patient; and
a sensor system configured to sense one or more conditions associated with a non-rhythm pulmonary disease; and
a diagnosis unit coupled to the sensor system and configured to assess a presence of the non-rhythm pulmonary disease based on the one or more sensed conditions; and
a drug therapy controller coupled to the diagnosis unit and configured to control a drug therapy delivered to the patient to treat the non-rhythm pulmonary disease. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for controlling therapy for a pulmonary disease other than a breathing rhythm disorder, comprising:
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means for sensing one or more conditions associated with the non-rhythm pulmonary disease using sensors of a patient-external respiratory therapy device;
means for assessing the presence of the non-rhythm pulmonary disease based on the one or more sensed conditions; and
means for generating a control signal for controlling delivery of a drug therapy to treat the non-rhythm pulmonary disease. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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