DETECTION OF CONGESTION FROM MONITORING PATIENT RESPONSE TO A RECUMBENT POSITION
First Claim
1. A method of obtaining information related to congestion of a patient, the method comprising:
- monitoring a patient over a period of time with at least one device, wherein the at least one device monitors time while detecting whether the patient is in a recumbent position to compute an amount of recumbent time, during the period, for which the patient is in the recumbent position.
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Abstract
Systems and methods obtain information that allows detection of whether a patient suffers from congestion by monitoring a response of the patient to a recumbent position of the patient'"'"'s body. The patient may be monitored to determine a respiration pattern for a non-recumbent position such as standing and a respiration pattern for a recumbent position such as lying down. The two patterns may be compared, either by a processing device or a physician, to determine a difference in the two respiration patterns. Furthermore, the congestion may be inferred from detecting an amount of time that the patient spends in a recumbent position or from detecting the recumbent angle that the patient obtains, either of which is presumed to indicate whether a recumbent position presents discomfort to the patient due to the presence of congestion.
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27 Claims
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1. A method of obtaining information related to congestion of a patient, the method comprising:
monitoring a patient over a period of time with at least one device, wherein the at least one device monitors time while detecting whether the patient is in a recumbent position to compute an amount of recumbent time, during the period, for which the patient is in the recumbent position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of obtaining information related to congestion of a patient, the method comprising:
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monitoring a recumbent angle of the patient over a period of time; and
comparing the recumbent angle of the patient to a recumbent angle threshold, wherein the recumbent angle threshold is related to a congestive condition. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for obtaining information related to congestion of a patient, the system comprising:
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a reclination sensor that produces a signal indicative of the reclination of the patient;
reclination circuitry that produces reclination data from the reclination signal;
a clock that produces at least one timing signal;
a memory; and
a processing device that is adapted to communicate with the reclination circuitry and clock to determine, from the reclination data and timing signal, an amount of recumbent time for which the patient is in a recumbent position. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for obtaining information related to congestion of a patient, the system comprising:
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a reclination sensor that is configured to produce a signal indicative of a reclination of the patient;
reclination circuitry that is configured to produce reclination data from the reclination signal; and
a processing device that is configured to communicate with the reclination circuitry to determine a recumbent angle of the patient from the reclination data, and that is configured to compare the recumbent angle to a recumbent angle threshold that is related to a congestive condition. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A system for obtaining information related to congestion of a patient, the system comprising:
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means for tracking time;
means for detecting whether the patient is in a recumbent position; and
means for storing the amount of time that the patient is in a recumbent position. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A system for obtaining information related to congestion of a patient, the system comprising:
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means for determining a recumbent angle of the patient; and
means for comparing the recumbent angle to a recumbent angle threshold that is related to a congestive condition. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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