NIGHT RESPIRATION RATE FOR HEART FAILURE MONITORING
First Claim
1. A monitoring device for monitoring and analyzing physiological signals comprising:
- an transthoracic impedance measurement unit;
an evaluation unit connected to said transthoracic impedance measurement unit;
said transthoracic impedance measurement unit configured to conduct a transthoracic impedance measurement and to generate a transthoracic impedance signal that represents a measured transthoracic impedance at consecutive points in time; and
,said evaluation unit configured to process said transthoracic impedance signal received from said transthoracic impedance measurement unit and to thus generate a respiration signal and to generate therefrom an evaluation signal that reflects at least a diurnal pattern of a respiration rate.
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Abstract
The invention refers to a monitoring device for monitoring and analyzing physiological signals. The monitoring device comprises a transthoracic impedance measurement unit and an evaluation unit connected to the transthoracic impedance measurement unit. The transthoracic impedance measurement unit is adapted to conduct a transthoracic impedance measurement and to generate a transthoracic impedance signal representing a measured transthoracic impedance at consecutive points in time. The evaluation unit being configured to process the transthoracic impedance signal received from the transthoracic impedance measurement unit and to thus generate a respiration signal and to generate therefrom an evaluation signal reflecting at least a diurnal pattern of the respiration rate.
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19 Claims
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1. A monitoring device for monitoring and analyzing physiological signals comprising:
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an transthoracic impedance measurement unit; an evaluation unit connected to said transthoracic impedance measurement unit; said transthoracic impedance measurement unit configured to conduct a transthoracic impedance measurement and to generate a transthoracic impedance signal that represents a measured transthoracic impedance at consecutive points in time; and
,said evaluation unit configured to process said transthoracic impedance signal received from said transthoracic impedance measurement unit and to thus generate a respiration signal and to generate therefrom an evaluation signal that reflects at least a diurnal pattern of a respiration rate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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