Method and apparatus for providing improved assessment of a physiological condition of a patient
First Claim
1. A method for providing an indication suitable for assessing a physiological condition of a patient, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) obtaining at least two biosignals from the patient, the biosignals containing at least one common physiological data component related to the physiological condition of the patient;
(b) carrying out an analysis of each of the biosignals to obtain a complexity value for each of the biosignals;
(c) selecting, on the basis of the complexity values, at least one complexity value for use as an indication; and
(d) utilizing the selected complexity value to provide a physiological condition assessment indication of the patient.
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Abstract
In a method and apparatus for providing an indication suitable for assessing a physiological condition of a patient, at least two biosignals are obtained from the patient. The biosignals contain at least one common physiological data component, such as an EEG or EMG component. An analysis of each of the biosignals is carried out to obtain a complexity value for each of the biosignals. Or, the biosignals may be divided into their components and a complexity value is obtained for the biosignal components. Thereafter and on the basis of the complexity values, a complexity value indicative of at least one physiological data component present in the biosignals is selected and utilized to provide the physiological condition assessment indication of the patient.
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29 Claims
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1. A method for providing an indication suitable for assessing a physiological condition of a patient, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) obtaining at least two biosignals from the patient, the biosignals containing at least one common physiological data component related to the physiological condition of the patient;
(b) carrying out an analysis of each of the biosignals to obtain a complexity value for each of the biosignals;
(c) selecting, on the basis of the complexity values, at least one complexity value for use as an indication; and
(d) utilizing the selected complexity value to provide a physiological condition assessment indication of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 29)
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18. Apparatus for providing an indication suitable for assessing a physiological condition of a patient, said method comprising:
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means obtaining at least two biosignals from the patient, the biosignals containing at least one common physiological data component related to the physiological condition of the patient;
analysis means carrying out an analysis of each of the biosignals to obtain a complexity value for each of the biosignals;
means for selecting, on the basis of the complexity values, at least one complexity value for use as an indication; and
means for providing a physiological condition assessment indication of the patient from the selected complexity value or values. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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