SYSTEMS, METHODS AND KITS FOR MEASURING RESPIRATORY RATE AND DYNAMICALLY PREDICTING RESPIRATORY EPISODES

• US 20140213925A1
• Filed: 09/20/2012
• Published: 07/31/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/20/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Respiri (Israel) Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Isonea Limited
• Inventors: Tunnell, Stephen Anthony, Chan, Johnny Yat Ming, Thomas, Michael Joseph
• Application Number:
  US14/342,383
• Publication Number:
  US 20140213925A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/538
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0004 characterised by the type of physiological signal transmitted
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0871 Peak expiratory flowmeters
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/091 Measuring volume of inspired or expired gases, e.g. to determine lung capacity
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/097 Devices for facilitating collection of breath or for directing breath into or through measuring devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7275 Determining trends in physiological measurement data; Predicting development of a medical condition based on physiological measurements, e.g. determining a risk factor
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7282 Event detection, e.g. detecting unique waveforms indicative of a medical condition A61B5/4094, A61B5/4818, A61B5/349, A61B5/0823 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7405 using sound
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/742 using visual displays A61B5/339 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 7/003 Detecting lung or respiration noise
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

This disclosure is directed to devices, systems, kits and methods for measuring peak expiratory or inspiratory flow-rate and dynamically predicting respiratory episodes. Additionally, systems for analyzing and processing the measurement in a communication networked environment are also provided. An aspect of the disclosure is directed to a respiratory device, In some configurations the respiratory device comprises a housing adaptable and configurable to communicate with an electronic device, a mouth piece having a proximal end and a distal end configurable to engage a mouth of a patient and transmit an air flow, one or more diaphragm sensors configured to detect a breath vibration from the air flow in the mouth piece, and a processor adaptable and configurable to analyze the breath vibration detected by the one or more diaphragm sensors.

Claims

1. A respiratory device comprising:

a. a housing adaptable and configurable to communicate with an electronic device;

b. a mouth piece having a proximal end and a distal end configurable to engage a mouth of a patient and transmit an air flow;

c. one or more diaphragm sensors configured to detect a breath vibration from the air flow in the mouth piece; and

d. a processor adaptable and configurable to analyze the breath vibration detected by the one or more diaphragm sensors.

2. The respiratory device of claim 1 wherein the respiratory device is adapted and configured to measure one or more of peak expiratory flow-rate, peak inspiratory flow-rate, mean flow-rates, volumes, flow over time, Forced Vital Capacity, percentage of flow at certain time intervals, and slow and forced volumes at certain time intervals, the device.

3. The respiratory device of claim 1 wherein the respiratory device is in communication with a display adapted and configured to display a result of an analysis of the breath vibration.

4. The respiratory device of claim 1 further comprising:

a windscreen positionable relative to the mouth piece to reduce a secondary air flow from entering the mouth piece.

5. The respiratory device of claim 1 in communication with an environmental data source.

6. The respiratory device of claim 5 wherein the environmental data source is an environmental sensor associated with one or more of the respiratory device and the electronic device.

7. The respiratory device of claim 1 wherein the processor is further adaptable and configurable to correlate breath vibration data and environmental data.

8. The respiratory device of claim 1 wherein the processor generates an asthma output.

9. The respiratory device of claim 1 wherein the respiratory device is in communication with an audible indicator.

10. A system comprising:

a. a measurement probe, the probe comprising;

i. one or more diaphragm sensors adaptable and configurable to detect a breath vibration;

ii. a microphone;

iii. a mouth piece positioned proximally to the microphone; and

iv. a port,

b. a computing system adaptable to engage the port and having a computer executable instruction that, when executed by a processor, performs a vibration analysis of the diaphragm vibration and display the result.

11. The system of claim 10 wherein the system is adapted and configured to measure one or more of peak expiratory flow-rate, peak inspiratory flow-rate, mean flow-rates, volumes, flow over time, Forced Vital Capacity, percentage of flow at certain time intervals, and slow and forced volumes at certain time intervals, the device.

12. The system of claim 10 wherein the respiratory device is in communication with a display adapted and configured to display a result of an analysis of the breath vibration.

13. The system of claim 10 further comprising:

a windscreen positionable relative to the mouth piece to reduce a secondary air flow from entering the mouth piece.

14. The system of claim 10 in communication with an environmental data source.

15. The system of claim 14 wherein the environmental data source is an environmental sensor associated with one or more of the respiratory device and the electronic device.

16. The system of claim 10 wherein the processor is further adaptable and configurable to correlate breath vibration data and environmental data.

17. The system of claim 10 wherein the processor generates an asthma output.

18. The respiratory device of claim 10 wherein the respiratory device is in communication with an audible indicator.

19. A system comprising:

a. an electronic device having a microphone adaptable and configurable to be in communication with a communication network;

b. a housing attachable to the electronic device, the housing further comprising;

i. a mouth piece aligned with a microphone of the electronic device; and

ii. an optional windscreen resided in a mouth piece tube;

c. a computer executable instruction that, when executed by a processor performs operations including vibration analysis of the microphone diaphragm of the probe and further adaptable to instruct that a result of the vibration analysis be displayed on a display.

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29. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a computing device, causes the computing device to perform a method, the method comprising:

receiving one or more of each of a peak expiratory flow-rate, a peak inspiratory flow-rate, and a spirometry measurement from a respiratory device having a housing adaptable and configurable to communicate with an electronic device to receive a user respiratory input;

at least one or more of analyzing, monitoring, evaluating, and responding to the received one or more of the peak expiratory flow-rate, the peak inspiratory flow-rate, and the spirometry measurement.

30-38. -38. (canceled)

39. A computing device comprising:

a processor configured to;

receive one or more of each of a peak expiratory flow-rate, a peak inspiratory flow-rate, and a spirometry measurement from respiratory device having a housing adaptable and configurable to communicate with an electronic device to receive a user respiratory input;

at least one or more of analyze, monitor, evaluate, and respond to the received one or more of the peak expiratory flow-rate, the peak inspiratory flow-rate, and the spirometry measurement.

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49. A method comprising:

receiving one or more of each of a peak expiratory flow-rate, a peak inspiratory flow-rate, and a spirometry measurement from a respiratory device having a housing adaptable and configurable to communicate with an electronic device to receive a user respiratory input;

receiving an environmental data input;

at least one or more of analyzing, monitoring, evaluating, and responding to the received one or more of the peak expiratory flow-rate, the peak inspiratory flow-rate, and the spirometry measurement.

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59. A method comprising:

transmitting, via a user computing device one or more of each of a peak expiratory flow-rate, a peak inspiratory flow-rate, and a spirometry measurement from a respiratory device having a housing adaptable and configurable to communicate with an electronic device to receive a user respiratory input to a web-server over a network;

obtaining an environmental data input;

at least one or more of analyzing, monitoring, evaluating, and responding to the received one or more of the peak expiratory flow-rate, the peak inspiratory flow-rate, and the spirometry measurement.

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69. A system comprising:

a. an electronic device configurable to be in communication with a communication network;

b. a computer executable instruction that, when executed by a processor determines a likelihood of a respiratory event based on one or more of each of historical patient data, patient data input, current environmental data, current data for other patients in a similar geographic location and historical data for other patients in a similar geographic location.

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79. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a computing device, causes the computing device to perform a method, the method comprising:

receiving one or more of a GPS location and a condition indication for each of one or more patients comprising a patient group;

at least one or more of analyzing, monitoring, evaluating, and providing a prediction for a second patient based on the GPS location of the second patient and at least one or more of the GPS location and condition indication for the one or more patients comprising the patient group.

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89. A computing device comprising:

a processor configured to;

receive one or more of GPS location and condition indication for each of one or more patients comprising a patient group;

at least one or more of analyze, monitor, evaluate, and provide a prediction for a second patient based on the GPS location and at least one or more of the GPS location and condition indication for the one or more patients comprising the patient group.

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99. A method comprising:

receiving one or more of a GPS location and a condition indication for each of one or more patients comprising a patient group;

at least one or more of analyzing, monitoring, evaluating, and providing a prediction for a second patient based on the GPS location of the second patient and at least one or more of the GPS location and the condition indication for the one or more patients comprising the patient group.

100-108. -108. (canceled)