METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR BREATH DELIVERY SYNCHRONIZATION
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1. A method for ventilating a patient with a ventilator, comprising:
- monitoring a physiological parameter of the patient based on one or more received sensor measurements;
calculating a first derivative and a second derivative of the physiological parameter for a first sample period;
selecting a first trigger count threshold and a first level based on the second derivative;
updating a sample count to form a first updated sample count for the first sample period based on first comparison results from at least one of the following;
comparing the first trigger count threshold to a previous trigger count threshold selected in a previous sample period,comparing the first derivative to a previous first derivative calculated for the previous sample period and comparing the second derivative to a previous second derivative calculated for the previous sample period,comparing an array of maxima of the second derivative to an array threshold,comparing the second derivative to the first level, andcomparing a first rate of change for the second derivative to a rate threshold;
comparing the first updated sample count to the first trigger count threshold; and
triggering inspiration based on a first result of the comparing of the first updated sample count to the first trigger count threshold.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for triggering inspiration and/or cycling exhalation with a ventilator are described herein. In particular, systems and methods for synchronizing ventilator breath delivery with patient breath demand utilizing a digital sample counting trigger mode are described herein. The digital sample counting triggering mode characterizes digital samples taken from a measured or estimated parameter during the patient inhalation/exhalation period to synchronize breath delivery with patient breath demand.
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1. A method for ventilating a patient with a ventilator, comprising:
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monitoring a physiological parameter of the patient based on one or more received sensor measurements; calculating a first derivative and a second derivative of the physiological parameter for a first sample period; selecting a first trigger count threshold and a first level based on the second derivative; updating a sample count to form a first updated sample count for the first sample period based on first comparison results from at least one of the following; comparing the first trigger count threshold to a previous trigger count threshold selected in a previous sample period, comparing the first derivative to a previous first derivative calculated for the previous sample period and comparing the second derivative to a previous second derivative calculated for the previous sample period, comparing an array of maxima of the second derivative to an array threshold, comparing the second derivative to the first level, and comparing a first rate of change for the second derivative to a rate threshold; comparing the first updated sample count to the first trigger count threshold; and triggering inspiration based on a first result of the comparing of the first updated sample count to the first trigger count threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A ventilator system comprising:
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a pressure generating system that generates a flow of breathing gas; one or more sensors operatively coupled to at least one of the pressure generating system, a patient, and a ventilation tubing system that delivers the flow of breathing gas from the pressure generating system to the patient, wherein the one or more sensors generate sensor output for each sample period; a parameter module that monitors a physiological parameter from the sensor output for each sample period; a derivative module that calculate a first derivative and a second derivative for the physiological parameter for each sample period; a threshold module that selects a trigger count threshold and a level based on the second derivative for each sample period; a counter module that updates a sample count based at least on the first derivative, the second derivative, the level, and the trigger count threshold for each sample period to form an updated sample count; a compare module that compares a selected trigger count threshold to the updated sample count for a same sample period; and a trigger module that triggers inspiration based on a receipt of a first result from the compare module. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing a method of ventilating a patient with a ventilator, the instructions comprising:
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monitor an estimated patient effort of the patient based on received sensor measurements; calculate a first derivative and a second derivative of the estimated patient effort for a first sample period; select a first trigger count threshold and a first level based on the first derivative and the second derivative; update a sample count to form a first updated sample count for the first sample period based on a comparison result from comparing the second derivative to the first level; compare the first updated sample count to the first trigger count threshold; and trigger inspiration based on a first result from the comparing of the first updated sample count to the first trigger count threshold.
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