Method and apparatus for anatomical deadspace measurement
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1. An apparatus for determining an anatomical deadspace volume VDANA of a patient, the apparatus comprising:
- a sensor adapted to measure a parameter indicative of a volume of gas exhaled by a patient during at least an exhalation phase of a respiratory cycle;
a gas analyzer adapted to measure a concentration of a gas constituent in such a patient'"'"'s flow of gas during an exhalation phase of a respiratory cycle; and
a controller operatively coupled to the sensor and the gas analyzer, wherein the controller determines such a patient'"'"'s anatomical deadspace volume based on signals provided by the sensor and the gas analyzer.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for determining an anatomical deadspace volume VDANA of a patient. The apparatus includes a sensor that measures a parameter indicative of the volume of gas exhaled by the patient and a gas analyzer that measures a concentration of a gas constituent in the patient'"'"'s expiratory flow. A controller determines the patient'"'"'s anatomical deadspace volume based on signals provided by the sensor and the gas analyzer.
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1. An apparatus for determining an anatomical deadspace volume VDANA of a patient, the apparatus comprising:
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a sensor adapted to measure a parameter indicative of a volume of gas exhaled by a patient during at least an exhalation phase of a respiratory cycle;
a gas analyzer adapted to measure a concentration of a gas constituent in such a patient'"'"'s flow of gas during an exhalation phase of a respiratory cycle; and
a controller operatively coupled to the sensor and the gas analyzer, wherein the controller determines such a patient'"'"'s anatomical deadspace volume based on signals provided by the sensor and the gas analyzer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
determining a time t1 that corresponds to a point at which such a patient commences exhaling;
determining a time t2 that corresponds to an inflection point in a waveform corresponding to the concentration of the gas constituent measured by the gas analyzer; and
determines a volume of gas exhaled by such a patient from time t1 to time t2 as the anatomical deadspace volume of such a patient.
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6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein (1) if the gas analyzer is a capnometer, the inflection point is determined by the controller as corresponding to a point where the waveform changes from a concave-up shape to a concave-down shape, and (2) if the gas analyzer is an oxygen analyzer, the inflection point is determined by the controller as corresponding to a point where the waveform changes from a concave-down shape to a concave-up shape.
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7. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the controller determines time t2 by determining a first derivative of the waveform and defines time t2 as a point where a peak value of the first derivative of the waveform occurs.
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8. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the controller determines time t2 by determining a second derivative of the waveform and defines time t2 as a crossover point where the second derivative of the waveform has a value of zero.
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9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the controller determines time t2 by determining a sign (±
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10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the controller determines if the second derivative changes sign on opposite sides of the crossover point by also determining if the sign changes from one of positive to negative and negative to positive.
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11. A method of determining an anatomical deadspace volume VDANA of a patient, comprising:
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detecting a parameter indicative of a volume of gas exhaled by a patient;
detecting a concentration of a gas constituent in a flow of gas exhaled by such a patient; and
determining such a patient'"'"'s anatomical deadspace volume based on the detected parameter indicative of a volume of gas and the detected concentration of a gas constituent. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
determining a time t1 that corresponds to a point at which such a patient commences exhaling;
determining a time t2 that corresponds to an inflection point in a waveform corresponding to the concentration of the gas constituent measured in the step of detecting a concentration of a gas constituent; and
calculating a volume of gas exhaled by such a patient from time t1 to time t2 as the anatomical deadspace volume of such a patient.
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16. The method of claim 15, wherein (1) if the step of detecting a concentration of a gas constituent is preformed using a capnometer, the inflection point is determined as corresponding to a point where the waveform changes from a concave-up shape to a concave-down shape, and (2) if the step of detecting a concentration of a gas constituent is preformed using a gas analyzer, the inflection point is determined as corresponding to a point where the waveform changes from a concave-down shape to a concave-up shape.
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17. The method of claim 15, wherein determining time t2 includes determining a first derivative of the waveform and defining time t2 as a point where a peak value of the first derivative of the waveform occurs.
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18. The method of claim 15, wherein determining time t2 includes determining a second derivative of the waveform and defining time t2 as a crossover point where the second derivative of the waveform has a value of zero.
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19. The method of claim 18, wherein determining time t2 includes determining a sign (±
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20. The method of claim 19, wherein determining if the second derivative changes sign on opposite sides of the crossover point includes determining if the sign changes from one of positive to negative and negative to positive.
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21. An apparatus for detecting an anatomical deadspace volume of a patient comprising:
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sensing means for detecting a parameter indicative of a volume of gas exhaled by a patient;
gas analyzing means for detecting a concentration of a gas constituent in the flow of gas exhaled by such a patient; and
processing means for determining such a patient'"'"'s anatomical deadspace volume based on the detected volumetric flow of gas and the detected concentration of a gas constituent. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
determining a time t1 that corresponds to a point at which such a patient commences exhaling;
determining a time t2 that corresponds to an inflection point in a waveform corresponding to the concentration of the gas constituent measured by the gas analyzer; and
calculating a volume of gas exhaled by such a patient from time t1 to time t2 as the anatomical deadspace volume of such a patient.
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24. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein (1) if the gas analyzing means is a capnometer, the inflection point is determined by the processing means as corresponding to a point where the waveform changes from a concave-up shape to a concave-down shape, and (2) if the gas analyzing means is an oxygen analyzer, the inflection point is determined by the processing means as corresponding to a point where the waveform changes from a concave-down shape to a concave-up shape.
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25. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the processing means determines time t2 by determining a first derivative of the waveform and defines time t2 as a point where a peak value of the first derivative of the waveform occurs.
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26. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the processing means determines time t2 by determining a second derivative of the waveform and defines time t2 as a crossover point where the second derivative of the waveform has a value of zero.
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27. The apparatus of claim 26, wherein the processing means determines time t2 by determining a sign (±
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28. The apparatus of claim 27, wherein the processing means determines if the second derivative changes sign on opposite sides of the crossover point by also determining if the sign changes from one of positive to negative and negative to positive.
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