Respiratory-analysis systems
First Claim
1. A mattress for monitoring patient movement for a patient lying on the mattress, the mattress including a plurality of independent, like movement sensors for measuring movement at different locations on the mattress to generate a plurality of independent movement signals each configured to be processed independently of the remaining independent movement signals.
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Abstract
A movement sensitive mattress has a plurality of independent, like movement sensors for measuring movement at different locations on the mattress to generate a plurality of independent movement signals. The signals are processed to derive respiratory variables including rate, phase, maximum effort or heart rate. Such variables can be combined to derive one or more diagnostic variables including apnea and labored breathing classifications.
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- 1. A mattress for monitoring patient movement for a patient lying on the mattress, the mattress including a plurality of independent, like movement sensors for measuring movement at different locations on the mattress to generate a plurality of independent movement signals each configured to be processed independently of the remaining independent movement signals.
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11. A respiratory analysis system for monitoring at least one respiratory variable for a patient, the system comprising:
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a mattress upon which the patient can lie, having a plurality of independent, like movement sensors for measuring movement at different locations on the mattress to generate a plurality of independent movement signals; and
a processor to receive and process said movement signals to derive said at least one respiratory variable. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 33, 34)
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21. A method for monitoring at least one respiratory variable for a patient lying on a mattress, the method comprising:
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measuring displacement due to body movement at a plurality of independent positions length-wise of a portion of the body to derive independent signals representative of respective individual body displacement at said positions; and
processing said movement signals to derive said at least one respiratory variable. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. A respiratory analysis system for monitoring at least one respiratory variable of a patient, comprising an input device to receive a plurality of signals indicative of patient movement;
- and a processor to process said received signals to derive said at least one respiratory variable.
- View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 35)
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36. A respiratory analysis system for monitoring at least one respiratory variable of a patient, the system comprising:
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a mattress upon which the patient can lie and having a plurality of independent movement sensors for measuring movement at different locations on the mattress to generate a plurality of independent movement signals; and
a processor to receive and process said movement signals to derive said at least one respiratory variable.
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37. A mattress for monitoring patient movement for a patient lying on the mattress, the mattress including a plurality of independent movement sensors for measuring movement at different locations on the mattress to generate a plurality of independent movement signals each configured for independent processing.
- 38. A method for monitoring patient movement for a patient lying on a mattress, the method comprising measuring displacement due to body movement at a plurality of independent positions length-wise of a portion of the body to derive independent signals representative of respective individual body displacement at said positions.
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