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THERAPY SYSTEM WITH A PATIENT INTERFACE FOR OBTAINING A VITAL STATE OF A PATIENT

  • US 20160262625A1
  • Filed: 10/31/2014
  • Published: 09/15/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/01/2013
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A therapy system comprising:

  • a patient interface for delivering a flow of breathable gas to a patient, wherein the patient interface comprises a detection unit for detecting reflected light from a skin area of the patient;

    a processing unit for processing the image signal; and

    an evaluation unit for deriving information on a vital state of the patient based on an evaluation of a development of the image signal over time;

    wherein the detection unit is configured to generate an image signal from the detected light and in that the processing unit is configured to identify a blood vessel of the patient within the skin area and to determine a size measure for the blood vessel, and wherein the evaluation is configured to evaluate a development of the determined size measure over time to derive information on the vital state of the patient.

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