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Non-Invasive Monitoring of Respiratory Rate, Heart Rate and Apnea

  • US 20070282212A1
  • Filed: 04/08/2005
  • Published: 12/06/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/08/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for estimating a respiratory rate of a patient comprising the steps of:

  • recording respiratory sounds of the patient;

    deriving a plurality of respiratory rates from said recorded sounds using a plurality of different respiratory rate estimating methods; and

    applying a heuristic to said plurality of derived respiratory rates, said heuristic selecting one of said derived respiratory rates;

    wherein said selected respiratory rate is the estimated respiratory rate.

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