METHOD DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING LUNG VENTILATION

• US 20160030689A1
• Filed: 07/29/2014
• Published: 02/04/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Amir Landesberg, Carmit Levy, Dan Waisman
• Original Assignee: Amir Landesberg, Carmit Levy, Dan Waisman
• Inventors: Landesberg, Amir, Waisman, Dan, Levy, Carmit
• Application Number:
  US14/445,127
• Publication Number:
  US 20160030689A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0219 Inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers, gyroscopes, tilt switches
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• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/08 Detecting, measuring or recording devices for evaluating the respiratory organs A61B5/0205 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/091 Measuring volume of inspired or expired gases, e.g. to determine lung capacity
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1135 by monitoring thoracic expansion
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/318 Heart-related electrical modalities, e.g. electrocardiography [ECG]
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4233 oesophagus
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• CPC Class Codes: A61M 16/0057 Pumps therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 16/0069 the speed thereof being controlled by respiratory parameters, e.g. by inhalation
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• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2210/105 Oesophagus
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2230/04 Heartbeat characteristics, e.g. ECG, blood pressure modulation
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2230/40 Respiratory characteristics
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2230/63 Motion, e.g. physical activity
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2240/00 Specially adapted for neonatal use
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2250/00 : Specially adapted for animals

Abstract

A method of monitoring lung ventilation of a subject is disclosed. The method comprises recording signals from a plurality of sensing location on the chest of the subject, at least a portion of the signals being indicative of a local motion of the chest at a respective sensing location. The method further comprises operating a data processing system to analyze the signals such as to determine a status of the ventilation, thereby to monitor the lung ventilation of the subject.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving signals from a plurality of sensing locations on a chest of a subject, at least a portion of said signals being indicative of a local motion of said chest at a respective sensing location, and continuously monitoring ventilation and functional volume changes of the chest using data of the local motion of the chest.

2. A method comprising:

receiving signals from a plurality of sensing locations on a chest of a subject, at least a portion of said signals being indicative of a local motion of said chest at a respective sensing location, and continuously monitoring ventilation and heart function using data of the local motion of the chest.

3. A method comprising:

receiving signals from a plurality of sensing locations on a chest of a subject, at least a portion of said signals being indicative of a local motion of said chest at a respective sensing location,

receiving signals from an epigastric location of the subject,

and detecting an air leak to an esophagus of the subject.