RESPIRATION CHARACTERISTIC ANALYSIS APPARATUS AND RESPIRATION CHARACTERISTIC ANALYSIS SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A respiration characteristic analysis apparatus comprising:
- a bioelectrical impedance determiner adapted for determining a first bioelectrical impedance at the upper body trunk of a human subject including the upper lobes of the lungs of the human subject and excluding the abdomen of the human subject, and a second bioelectrical impedance at the middle body trunk of the human subject including the median and lower lobes of the lungs of the human subject and the abdomen of the human subject; and
an analyzer adapted for analyzing a respiration characteristic of the human subject on the basis of change over time in each of the first bioelectrical impedance and the second bioelectrical impedance determined by the bioelectrical impedance determiner.
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Abstract
A respiration characteristic analysis apparatus includes a bioelectrical impedance determiner adapted for determining a first bioelectrical impedance at the upper body trunk of a human subject including the upper lobes of the lungs of the human subject and excluding the abdomen of the human subject and a second bioelectrical impedance at the middle body trunk of the human subject including the median and lower lobes of the lungs of the human subject and the abdomen of the human subject; and an analyzer adapted for analyzing a respiration characteristic of the human subject on the basis of change over time in each of the first bioelectrical impedance and the second bioelectrical impedance determined by the bioelectrical impedance determiner.
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42 Claims
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1. A respiration characteristic analysis apparatus comprising:
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a bioelectrical impedance determiner adapted for determining a first bioelectrical impedance at the upper body trunk of a human subject including the upper lobes of the lungs of the human subject and excluding the abdomen of the human subject, and a second bioelectrical impedance at the middle body trunk of the human subject including the median and lower lobes of the lungs of the human subject and the abdomen of the human subject; and an analyzer adapted for analyzing a respiration characteristic of the human subject on the basis of change over time in each of the first bioelectrical impedance and the second bioelectrical impedance determined by the bioelectrical impedance determiner. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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33. A respiration characteristic analysis apparatus comprising:
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an input part for inputting to the respiration characteristic analysis apparatus a first bioelectrical impedance at the upper body trunk of a human subject including the upper lobes of the lungs of the human subject and excluding the abdomen of the human subject and a second bioelectrical impedance at the middle body trunk of the human subject including the median and lower lobes of the lungs of the human subject and the abdomen of the human subject, the first bioelectrical impedance and the second bioelectrical impedance being determined at a bioelectrical impedance determination apparatus; and an analyzer adapted for analyzing a respiration characteristic of the human subject on the basis of change over time in each of the first bioelectrical impedance and the second bioelectrical impedance.
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34. A respiration characteristic analysis system comprising:
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a bioelectrical impedance determiner adapted for determining a first bioelectrical impedance at the upper body trunk of a human subject including the upper lobes of the lungs of the human subject and excluding the abdomen of the human subject and a second bioelectrical impedance at the middle body trunk of the human subject including the median and lower lobes of the lungs of the human subject and the abdomen of the human subject; and an analyzer adapted for analyzing a respiration characteristic of the human subject on the basis of change over time in each of the first bioelectrical impedance and the second bioelectrical impedance determined by the bioelectrical impedance determiner.
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41. A respiration characteristic analysis apparatus comprising:
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an input part for inputting to the respiration characteristic analysis apparatus a first bioelectrical impedance at the upper body trunk of a human subject including the upper lobes of the lungs of the human subject and excluding the abdomen of the human subject and a second bioelectrical impedance at the middle body trunk of the human subject including the median and lower lobes of the lungs of the human subject and the abdomen of the human subject, the first bioelectrical impedance and the second bioelectrical impedance being determined at a bioelectrical impedance determination apparatus; and a display data generator adapted for generating display data for displaying a Lissajous figure showing change over time in the first bioelectrical impedance and change over time in the second bioelectrical impedance in an orthogonal coordinate system having two orthogonal coordinate axes in which a first axis is the first bioelectrical impedance and a second axis is the second bioelectrical impedance.
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42. A respiration characteristic analysis system comprising:
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an input part for inputting to a respiration characteristic analysis apparatus a first bioelectrical impedance at the upper body trunk of a human subject including the upper lobes of the lungs of the human subject and excluding the abdomen of the human subject and a second bioelectrical impedance at the middle body trunk of the human subject including the median and lower lobes of the lungs of the human subject and the abdomen of the human subject to the respiration characteristic analysis apparatus, the first bioelectrical impedance and the second bioelectrical impedance being determined at a bioelectrical impedance determination apparatus; a display data generator adapted for generating display data for displaying a Lissajous figure showing change over time in the first bioelectrical impedance and change over time in the second bioelectrical impedance in an orthogonal coordinate system having two orthogonal coordinate axes in which a first axis is the first bioelectrical impedance and a second axis is the second bioelectrical impedance; and a display device adapted for displaying the Lissajous figure on the basis of the display data generated by the display data generator.
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