Techniques for prediction and monitoring of clinical episodes
First Claim
1. A method for predicting an onset of an asthma attack, comprising:
- sensing at least one parameter of a subject without contacting or viewing the subject or clothes the subject is wearing; and
predicting the onset of the asthma attack at least in part responsively to the sensed parameter,wherein predicting the onset comprises generating subject-specific data regarding the parameter by analyzing previous occurrences of the asthma attack, and predicting the onset at least in part responsively to the data.
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Abstract
A method is provided for predicting an onset of an asthma attack. The method includes sensing at least one parameter of a subject without contacting or viewing the subject or clothes the subject is wearing, and predicting the onset of the asthma attack at least in part responsively to the sensed parameter. Also provided is a method for predicting an onset of an episode associated with congestive heart failure (CHF), including sensing at least one parameter of a subject without contacting or viewing the subject or clothes the subject is wearing, and predicting the onset of the episode at least in part responsively to the sensed parameter. Other embodiments are also described.
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62 Claims
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1. A method for predicting an onset of an asthma attack, comprising:
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sensing at least one parameter of a subject without contacting or viewing the subject or clothes the subject is wearing; and predicting the onset of the asthma attack at least in part responsively to the sensed parameter, wherein predicting the onset comprises generating subject-specific data regarding the parameter by analyzing previous occurrences of the asthma attack, and predicting the onset at least in part responsively to the data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for predicting an onset of an asthma attack, comprising:
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sensing at least one parameter of a subject without contacting or viewing the subject or clothes the subject is wearing; and predicting the onset of the asthma attack at least in part responsively to the sensed parameter, wherein predicting the onset comprises determining a measure of restlessness of the subject, and predicting the onset at least in part responsively to the measure of restlessness. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for predicting an onset of an asthma attack, comprising:
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sensing at least one parameter of a subject while the subject is sleeping, without contacting or viewing the subject or clothes the subject is wearing; predicting the onset of the asthma attack at least in part responsively to the sensed parameter; and alerting the subject to the predicted onset only after the subject awakes. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for predicting an onset of an asthma attack, comprising:
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sensing at least one parameter of a subject without contacting or viewing the subject or clothes the subject is wearing; and predicting the onset of the asthma attack at least in part responsively to the sensed parameter, wherein the at least one parameter includes at least one breathing-related parameter of the subject, wherein sensing the at least one parameter comprises sensing the at least one breathing-related parameter, wherein the at least one parameter includes at least one heartbeat-related parameter of the subject, wherein sensing the at least one parameter comprises the at least one heartbeat-related parameter, and wherein predicting the onset of the asthma attack comprises predicting the onset of the asthma attack at least in part responsively to the breathing-related and the heartbeat-related parameters. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for predicting an onset of an episode associated with congestive heart failure (CHF), comprising:
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sensing at least one parameter of a subject without contacting or viewing the subject or clothes the subject is wearing; and predicting the onset of the episode at least in part responsively to the sensed parameter, wherein sensing the at least one parameter comprises sensing a breathing-related parameter of the subject, and a blood pressure of the subject, and wherein predicting the onset comprises predicting the onset at least in part responsively to the breathing-related parameter and the blood pressure. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method for predicting an onset of a clinical episode, comprising:
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sensing at least one parameter of a subject while the subject is sleeping, without requiring human compliance; predicting the onset at least in part responsively to the sensed parameter; and alerting the subject to the predicted onset only after the subject awakes. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. Apparatus for predicting an onset of an asthma attack, comprising:
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a non-contact sensor, adapted to sense at least one parameter of a subject without contacting the subject or clothes the subject is wearing; and a control unit, adapted to; predict the onset of the asthma attack at least in part responsively to the sensed parameter, generate subject-specific data regarding the parameter by analyzing previous occurrences of the asthma attack, and predict the onset at least in part responsively to the data. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. Apparatus for predicting an onset of an asthma attack, comprising:
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a non-contact sensor, adapted to sense at least one parameter of a subject without contacting the subject or clothes the subject is wearing; and a control unit, adapted to predict the onset of the asthma attack at least in part responsively to the sensed parameter, wherein the control unit is adapted to determine a measure of restlessness of the subject, and to predict the onset at least in part responsively to the measure of restlessness. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42)
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43. Apparatus for predicting an onset of an asthma attack, comprising:
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a user interface; a non-contact sensor, adapted to sense at least one parameter of a subject while the subject is sleeping, without contacting the subject or clothes the subject is wearing; and a control unit, adapted to; predict the onset of the asthma attack at least in part responsively to the sensed parameter, and drive the user interface to alert the subject to the predicted onset only after the subject awakes. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. Apparatus for predicting an onset of an asthma attack, comprising:
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a non-contact sensor, adapted to sense at least one parameter of a subject without contacting the subject or clothes the subject is wearing; and a control unit, adapted to predict the onset of the asthma attack at least in part responsively to the sensed parameter, wherein the at least one parameter includes at least one breathing-related parameter of the subject, and the sensor is adapted to sense the at least one breathing-related parameter, wherein the at least one parameter includes at least one heartbeat-related parameter of the subject, wherein the sensor is adapted to sense the at least one heartbeat-related parameter, and wherein the control unit is adapted to predict the onset of the asthma attack at least in part responsively to the breathing-related and heartbeat-related parameters. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52)
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53. Apparatus for predicting an onset of an episode associated with congestive heart failure (CHF), comprising:
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a non-contact sensor, adapted to sense at least one parameter of a subject without contacting the subject or clothes the subject is wearing; and a control unit, adapted to predict the onset of the episode at least in part responsively to the sensed parameter, wherein the sensor is adapted to sense a breathing-related parameter of the subject, and a blood pressure of the subject, and wherein the control unit is adapted to predict the onset at least in part responsively to the breathing-related parameter and the blood pressure. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56, 57)
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58. Apparatus for predicting an onset of a clinical episode, comprising:
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a user interface; a sensor, adapted to sense at least one parameter of a subject while the subject is sleeping, without requiring human compliance; and a control unit, adapted to; predict the onset at least in part responsively to the sensed parameter, and drive the user interface to alert the subject to the predicted onset only after the subject awakes. - View Dependent Claims (59, 60, 61, 62)
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