DETECTION OF CONGESTION FROM MONITORING PATIENT RESPONSE TO A RECUMBENT POSITION
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a reclination sensor configured to produce a reclination signal indicative of a reclination of a patient;
reclination circuitry configured to produce reclination data from the reclination signal;
a processing device configured to communicate with at least the reclination circuitry to determine, from at least the reclination data, an amount of respiratory distress, and to determine, from the amount of respiratory distress, whether the patient is suffering from congestion.
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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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20 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a reclination sensor configured to produce a reclination signal indicative of a reclination of a patient; reclination circuitry configured to produce reclination data from the reclination signal; a processing device configured to communicate with at least the reclination circuitry to determine, from at least the reclination data, an amount of respiratory distress, and to determine, from the amount of respiratory distress, whether the patient is suffering from congestion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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sensing reclination of a patient; determining an amount of respiratory distress using at least the sensed reclination; and determining, from the amount of respiratory distress, whether the patient is suffering from congestion. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system comprising:
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means for sensing reclination of a patient; means for determining an amount of respiratory distress using at least the sensed reclination; and means for determining, from the amount of respiratory distress, whether the patient is suffering from congestion. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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