FLOORMAT PHYSIOLOGICAL SENSOR
First Claim
1. A system for measuring a respiration rate value from a patient, comprising:
- a base comprising a bottom surface configured to rest on or near a substantially horizontal surface, and a top surface configured to receive at least one of the patient'"'"'s feet;
an electrical impedance system connected to the top surface, the electrical impedance system comprising at least four electrodes, at least one of which is configured to inject an electrical current into the patient'"'"'s feet, and at least one of which is configured to measure a signal induced by the electrical current and representative of an impedance plethysmogram; and
a processing system in electrical contact with the electrical impedance system, and configured to receive signals from the electrical impedance system and convert them into a set of impedance values, the processing system further configured to analyze the set of impedance values to determine the respiration rate value.
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Abstract
A stand-on physiological sensor (e.g. floormat) measures vital signs and various hemodynamic parameters, including blood pressure and ECG waveforms. The sensor is similar in configuration to a common bathroom scale and includes electrodes that take electrical measurements from a patient'"'"'s feet to generate bioimpedance waveforms, which are analyzed digitally to extract various other parameters, as well as a cuff-type blood pressure system that takes physical blood pressure measurements at one of the patient'"'"'s feet. Blood pressure can also be calculated/derived from the bioimpedance waveforms. Measured parameters are transmitted wirelessly to facilitate remote monitoring of the patient for heart failure, chronic heart failure, end-stage renal disease, cardiac arrhythmias, and other degenerative diseases.
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27 Claims
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1. A system for measuring a respiration rate value from a patient, comprising:
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a base comprising a bottom surface configured to rest on or near a substantially horizontal surface, and a top surface configured to receive at least one of the patient'"'"'s feet; an electrical impedance system connected to the top surface, the electrical impedance system comprising at least four electrodes, at least one of which is configured to inject an electrical current into the patient'"'"'s feet, and at least one of which is configured to measure a signal induced by the electrical current and representative of an impedance plethysmogram; and a processing system in electrical contact with the electrical impedance system, and configured to receive signals from the electrical impedance system and convert them into a set of impedance values, the processing system further configured to analyze the set of impedance values to determine the respiration rate value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for measuring a respiration rate value from a patient, comprising:
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a base comprising a bottom surface configured to rest on or near a substantially horizontal surface, and a top surface configured to receive at least one of the patient'"'"'s feet; an electrical impedance system connected to the top surface, the electrical impedance system comprising at least four electrodes, at least one of which is configured to inject an electrical current into the patient'"'"'s feet, and at least one of which is configured to measure a signal induced by the electrical current and representative of an impedance plethysmogram; a weight-measuring system connected to the top surface, the weight-measuring system comprising an electrical system that measures a set of voltages that correlates with a force applied to the top surface; and a processing system in electrical contact with the electrical impedance system, and configured to receive signals from the electrical impedance system and convert them into a set of impedance values, the processing system further configured to analyze the set of impedance values to determine the respiration rate value. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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