RESPIRATORY MONITORS AND MONITORING METHODS
First Claim
1. A respiratory monitor comprising:
- a first sensor configured to generate a respiration-related motion monitoring signal indicative of respiration-related motion;
a second sensor configured to generate a sound monitoring signal indicative of respiration-related sound; and
a signals synthesizer configured to synthesize a respiratory monitor signal based on the respiration-related motion monitoring signal and the respiration-related sound monitoring signal.
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Abstract
A respiratory monitor comprises: a first sensor (20, 70) configured to generate a respiration-related motion monitoring signal (72) indicative of respiration related motion; a second sensor (20, 22, 80, 82) configured to generate a sound monitoring signal (84) indicative of respiration-related sound; and a signals synthesizer (90) configured to synthesize a respiratory monitor signal (46) based on the respiration-related motion monitoring signal and the respiration-related sound monitoring signal. A sensor for use in respiratory monitoring comprises an accelerometer (30) and a magnetometer (32) together defining a unitary sensor (20) configured for attachment to a respiring subject (10) so as to move as a unit responsive to respiration related motion of the respiring subject.
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1. A respiratory monitor comprising:
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a first sensor configured to generate a respiration-related motion monitoring signal indicative of respiration-related motion; a second sensor configured to generate a sound monitoring signal indicative of respiration-related sound; and a signals synthesizer configured to synthesize a respiratory monitor signal based on the respiration-related motion monitoring signal and the respiration-related sound monitoring signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A respiratory monitoring method comprising:
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acquiring a respiration-related motion monitoring signal indicative of respiration-related motion of a respiring subject; acquiring a sound monitoring signal indicative of respiration-related sound generated by the respiring subject; and synthesizing a respiratory monitor signal based on the respiration-related motion monitoring signal and the respiration-related sound monitoring signal. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A sensor for use in respiratory monitoring, the sensor comprising:
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an accelerometer; and a magnetometer defining together with the accelerometer a unitary sensor configured for attachment to a respiring subject so as to move as a unit responsive to respiration-related motion of the respiring subject. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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