METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING AND TREATING RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY
First Claim
1. An apparatus for evaluating sensor signals representative of respiratory characteristics, the apparatus comprising:
- at least one sensor adapted to measure at least one respiratory parameter of the patient;
a display; and
a controller, coupled to the at least one sensor and the display, the controller being configured to (i) evaluate the at least one respiratory parameter, (ii) generate a presentation of at least one query on the display based on the evaluation, the query being configured to prompt for an input to the controller; and
(iii) generate an alert message based on a user response to the query that is input to the controller.
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Abstract
An apparatus, such as a pressure support ventilator or respiratory monitor, provides operations for a patient, such a patient with heart failure, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease or other respiratory insufficiency. In some embodiments, the apparatus may detect a respiratory condition, such as a decompensation event and/or exacerbation event, from respiratory parameters. A clinical alert message may be transmitted or displayed for a physician based on the results of query presented to the patient in response to an analysis of the one or more respiratory parameters. In some embodiments, the apparatus generates a potential relapse indicator that may provide a prediction of a risk of an oncoming clinical event such as for evaluating whether to release the patient from a hospital.
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44 Claims
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1. An apparatus for evaluating sensor signals representative of respiratory characteristics, the apparatus comprising:
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at least one sensor adapted to measure at least one respiratory parameter of the patient; a display; and a controller, coupled to the at least one sensor and the display, the controller being configured to (i) evaluate the at least one respiratory parameter, (ii) generate a presentation of at least one query on the display based on the evaluation, the query being configured to prompt for an input to the controller; and
(iii) generate an alert message based on a user response to the query that is input to the controller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of an apparatus for evaluating sensor signals representative of respiratory characteristics, the method of the apparatus comprising:
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evaluating at least one respiratory parameter from a sensor signal with a processor; generating with the processor a presentation of at least one query on a display based on the evaluation, the query being configured to prompt for an input to the controller; and generating an alert message with the processor based on a user response to the query that is input to the controller. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An apparatus for evaluating sensor signals representative of respiratory characteristics, the apparatus comprising:
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at least one sensor adapted to measure at least one respiratory parameter; and a controller, coupled to the at least one sensor, the controller being configured to (i) evaluate the at least one respiratory parameter during one or more monitoring sessions and (ii) generate for display a potential relapse indicator based on the evaluation of the at least one respiratory parameter. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A method for evaluating sensor signals representative of respiratory characteristics, the method comprising:
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measuring at least one respiratory parameter with at least one sensor; evaluating with a processor the at least one respiratory parameter during one or more monitoring sessions; and generating for display with the processor a potential relapse indicator based on the evaluation of the at least one respiratory parameter. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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