APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR MONITORING EXTRAVASCULAR LUNG WATER
First Claim
1. A wearable acoustic diagnostic device, comprising:
- a housing configured to be worn by a patient and including a patient contact surface configured to contact the patient'"'"'s skin of the patient'"'"'s thorax;
an acoustic transducer for transmitting acoustic energy via the patient contact surface into the patient'"'"'s thorax and receiving reflected acoustic energy from the patient'"'"'s thorax; and
one or more processors coupled to the acoustic transducer for analyzing the reflected acoustic energy to provide an indication of extravascular lung water status of the patient.
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Abstract
Apparatus, systems, and methods are provided for monitoring the extravascular lung water status of a patient. For example, an acoustic diagnostic device is provided that includes a housing configured to be worn by a patient and including a patient contact surface configured to contact the patient'"'"'s skin of the patient'"'"'s thorax; an acoustic transducer for transmitting acoustic energy via the patient contact surface into the patient'"'"'s thorax and receiving reflected acoustic energy from the patient'"'"'s thorax; and one or more processors coupled to the acoustic transducer for analyzing the reflected acoustic energy to provide an indication of extravascular lung water status of the patient.
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34 Claims
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1. A wearable acoustic diagnostic device, comprising:
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a housing configured to be worn by a patient and including a patient contact surface configured to contact the patient'"'"'s skin of the patient'"'"'s thorax; an acoustic transducer for transmitting acoustic energy via the patient contact surface into the patient'"'"'s thorax and receiving reflected acoustic energy from the patient'"'"'s thorax; and one or more processors coupled to the acoustic transducer for analyzing the reflected acoustic energy to provide an indication of extravascular lung water status of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21)
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5. (canceled)
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8-10. -10. (canceled)
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18-19. -19. (canceled)
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22-24. -24. (canceled)
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25. A system for monitoring extravascular lung water of a patient, comprising:
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a) an acoustic diagnostic device, comprising; i) a housing configured to be worn by a patient and including a patient contact surface configured to contact the patient'"'"'s skin of the patient'"'"'s thorax; ii) an acoustic transducer for transmitting acoustic energy via the patient contact surface into the patient'"'"'s thorax and receiving reflected acoustic energy from the patient'"'"'s thorax; iii) one or more processors coupled to the acoustic transducer for processing the reflected acoustic energy; and iv) a communication interface coupled to the one or more processors for communicating information regarding the reflected acoustic energy to a remote location; and b) a base station for receiving the information via the communication interface, and monitoring an extravascular lung water status of the patient based at least in part on the information. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29)
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26. (canceled)
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33. A method for monitoring extravascular lung water of a patient, comprising:
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fixing an acoustic transducer device relative to the patient'"'"'s skin of the patient'"'"'s thorax; activating the acoustic transducer device to transmit acoustic energy into the patient'"'"'s thorax and receive reflected acoustic energy from the patient'"'"'s thorax; and analyzing the reflected acoustic energy to monitor the extravascular lung water status of the patient.
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34-59. -59. (canceled)
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