Method and system for assessing breathing effectiveness via assessment of the dynamic arterial pressure wave using the oscillometric measurement technique
First Claim
1. A method for assessing breathing optimality of a patient comprising:
- measuring a varying breathing induced arterial pressure wave of a patient;
assessing optimality of a breathing process of the patient based on the measured arterial pressure wave; and
providing a characterization to the patient of the optimality of the patient'"'"'s breathing process based on the measured arterial pressure wave.
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Abstract
The present invention specifies a method and system for assessing breathing effectiveness via dynamic assessment of respiratory sinus arrhythmia and the consequent arterial pressure wave using the oscillometric measurement technique. Arterial pressure wave peak pressure, valley pressure, amplitude, and rate are characterized and displayed for diagnostic and remedial purposes. The dynamic change in respiratory sinus arrhythmia and resultant arterial pressure wave is visually presented in real time as user biofeedback. A respiratory sinus arrhythmia generator generates varying frequencies to which the user synchronizes their breathing cycle for purposes of increasing arterial pressure wave amplitude with a consequent increase in breathing depth and decrease in breathing frequency. An instructive method in the application of the present invention is also specified.
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30 Claims
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1. A method for assessing breathing optimality of a patient comprising:
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measuring a varying breathing induced arterial pressure wave of a patient; assessing optimality of a breathing process of the patient based on the measured arterial pressure wave; and providing a characterization to the patient of the optimality of the patient'"'"'s breathing process based on the measured arterial pressure wave. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 28, 29)
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17. A system for assessing breathing optimality of a patient comprising:
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a display module for providing information to a patient; an oscillometric pulse detector adapted to determine an oscillometric pulse of the patient; and a processing module adapted to; measure a varying breathing induced arterial pressure wave of the patient based upon the oscillometric pulse; assess optimality of a breathing process of the patient based on the measured arterial pressure wave; and provide a characterization to the patient of the optimality of the patient'"'"'s breathing process based on the measured arterial pressure wave. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 30)
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