Method and device for carrying out a signal-processing viewing of a measurement signal that is correlated to the respiratory activity of an individual
First Claim
1. A method of carrying out signal-processing consideration of a measurement signal related to the respiration activity of a person when matching pressure regulation in administering a breathable gas at a pressure level which at least in phase-wise manner is above ambient pressure, the method comprising:
- differentiating the measurement signal on a positive airway pressure (PAP) device to generate evaluation results indicative of the respiratory gas flow, the differentiating permitting classification between obstructive and central breathing disorders,wherein the differentiating alone permits classification between obstructive and central breathing disorders.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method and device for carrying out a signal-processing viewing of a measurement signal that is correlated with the respiratory activity of an individual, for example, of a measurement signal that is correlated with the respiratory gas. The aim of the invention is to provide solutions with which an improved electronic analysis of the signals that are representative with regard to respiratory activity can be achieved. To this end, the invention provides that viewing results are obtained within the scope of a signal-processing viewing of said measurement signal and make a differentiation between obstructive and central respiratory disorders possible. The viewing results are determined, in particular, while taking into account changes of selected breathing characteristics such as, for example, the change in the ratio of inhalation time to exhalation time.
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38 Claims
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1. A method of carrying out signal-processing consideration of a measurement signal related to the respiration activity of a person when matching pressure regulation in administering a breathable gas at a pressure level which at least in phase-wise manner is above ambient pressure, the method comprising:
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differentiating the measurement signal on a positive airway pressure (PAP) device to generate evaluation results indicative of the respiratory gas flow, the differentiating permitting classification between obstructive and central breathing disorders, wherein the differentiating alone permits classification between obstructive and central breathing disorders. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of carrying out signal-processing consideration of a measurement signal related to the respiration activity of a person when matching pressure regulation in administering a breathable gas at a pressure level which at least in phase-wise manner is above ambient pressure, the method comprising:
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differentiating the measurement signal on a positive airway pressure (PAP) device to generate evaluation results indicative of the respiratory gas flow, the differentiating permitting classification between obstructive and central breathing disorders; detecting inspiration time and expiration time for successive breaths; and extracting the evaluation results for an existing or imminent disturbance phase from comparative consideration of successively occurring changes in properties of derivatives of, or within, respiratory cycles, wherein consideration of the derivatives is directed to the beginning of the inspiration cycle and/or to the end of the inspiration cycle.
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23. A method of carrying out signal-processing consideration of a measurement signal related to the respiration activity of a person when matching pressure regulation in administering a breathable gas at a pressure level which at least in phase-wise manner is above ambient pressure, the method comprising:
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differentiating the measurement signal on a positive airway pressure (PAP) device to generate evaluation results indicative of the respiratory gas flow, the differentiating permitting classification between obstructive and central breathing disorders, wherein the signal-processing consideration is carried out based on consideration of a derivative taken at the beginning of the expiration cycle or at the end of the expiration cycle respectively. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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26. A method of carrying out signal-processing consideration of a measurement signal related to the respiration activity of a person when matching pressure regulation in administering a breathable gas at a pressure level which at least in phase-wise manner is above ambient pressure, the method comprising:
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differentiating the measurement signal on a positive airway pressure (PAP) device to generate evaluation results indicative of the respiratory gas flow, the differentiating permitting classification between obstructive and central breathing disorders; and analyzing the number of local maxima and minima, the amplitude of the local maxima and minima, the sequence of the magnitude of the amplitudes of local maxima and minima, and the frequency in the sequence of local maxima and minima in considering the configuration of the curve shape.
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27. A method of carrying out signal-processing consideration of a measurement signal related to the respiration activity of a person when matching pressure regulation in administering a breathable gas at a pressure level which at least in phase-wise manner is above ambient pressure, the method comprising:
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differentiating the measurement signal on a positive airway pressure (PAP) device to generate evaluation results indicative of the respiratory gas flow, the differentiating permitting classification between obstructive and central breathing disorders; and performing spectral consideration and consideration in respect of amplitude of a snoring signal.
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28. A method of carrying out signal-processing consideration of a measurement signal related to the respiration activity of a person when matching pressure regulation in administering a breathable gas at a pressure level which at least in phase-wise manner is above ambient pressure, the method comprising:
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differentiating the measurement signal on a positive airway pressure (PAP) device to generate evaluation results indicative of the respiratory gas flow, the differentiating permitting classification between obstructive and central breathing disorders; and generating evaluation results based on an evaluation procedure which give information about at least one of the following; the nature of the upper respiratory tracts, at least for differentiating between central and obstructive apneas, the elastic properties of the upper respiratory tracts, the location of an obstruction, the degree of severity of a sleep apnea, and the Pcrit-value. - View Dependent Claims (29)
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30. An apparatus for supplying a respiratory gas to a patient at a pressure level which is above the ambient pressure at least in phase-wise manner, comprising
a delivery device for delivering the respiratory gas, a measuring device for generating a signal indicative of the respiratory gas flow, a regulating device for regulating the respiratory gas pressure to a predetermined reference pressure, a pressure presetting device for presetting the reference pressure, and a signal processing device configured to generate, based on a variation in respiratory cycle-specific reference features obtained via differentiation, an evaluation result which is indicative of whether or to what extent a prevailing or imminent breathing disorder is of obstructive or central origin, wherein the reference pressure is determined having regard to said evaluation result, and wherein the evaluation result indicative of whether or to what extent a prevailing or imminent breathing disorder is of obstructive or central origin is based solely on a variation in respiratory cycle-specific reference features obtained via differentiation.
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32. An evaluation apparatus for evaluation of a series of measurement data which contains items of information indicative in respect of the pattern in respect of time of the breathing of a patient, comprising:
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a signal processing device configured to generate, based on a variation in respiratory cycle-specific reference features obtained via differentiation, evaluation results indicative of whether or to what extent the measurement series contains sequences which are to be classified as a breathing disorder of obstructive or central origin, wherein the signal processing device is configured to generate the evaluation result based on the variation in respiratory cycle-specific reference features obtained directly via differentiation. - View Dependent Claims (33)
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34. A method of carrying out signal-processing consideration of a measurement signal related to the respiration activity of a person when matching pressure regulation in administering a breathable gas at a pressure level which at least in phase-wise manner is above ambient pressure, the method comprising:
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generating evaluation results of the measurement signal, on a positive airway pressure (PAP) device, indicative of the respiratory gas flow, the evaluation results permitting classification between obstructive and central breathing disorders; and analyzing, on the PAP device, the number of local maxima and minima, the amplitude of the local maxima and minima, the sequence of the magnitude of the amplitudes of local maxima and minima, and the frequency in the sequence of local maxima and minima in considering the configuration of the curve shape.
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35. A method of carrying out signal-processing consideration of a measurement signal related to the respiration activity of a person when matching pressure regulation in administering a breathable gas at a pressure level which at least in phase-wise manner is above ambient pressure, the method comprising:
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generating evaluation results of the measurement signal, on a positive airway pressure (PAP) device, indicative of the respiratory gas flow, the evaluation results permitting classification between obstructive and central breathing disorders, wherein the signal processing further includes spectral consideration and consideration in respect of amplitude of a snoring signal, the signal processing being performed on the PAP device.
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36. A method of carrying out signal-processing consideration of a measurement signal related to the respiration activity of a person when matching pressure regulation in administering a breathable gas at a pressure level which at least in phase-wise manner is above ambient pressure, the method comprising:
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generating evaluation results of the measurement signal, on a positive airway pressure (PAP) device, indicative of the respiratory gas flow, the evaluation results permitting classification between obstructive and central breathing disorders, wherein said evaluation results are generated on the PAP device based on an evaluation procedure which gives information about at least one of the following;
the nature of the upper respiratory tracts, at least for differentiating between central and obstructive apneas, the elastic properties of the upper respiratory tracts (including restoring modulus and/or modulus of elasticity), the location of an obstruction, the degree of severity of a sleep apnea, and the Pcrit-value.
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37. A method of carrying out signal-processing consideration of a measurement signal related to the respiration activity of a person when matching pressure regulation in administering a breathable gas at a pressure level which at least in phase-wise manner is above ambient pressure, the method comprising:
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generating evaluation results of the measurement signal on a positive airway pressure (PAP) device, the evaluation results permitting classification between obstructive and central breathing disorders and being indicative of the respiratory gas flow via differentiation, wherein the signal-processing consideration is carried out on the PAP device (1) based on consideration of a derivative taken at the beginning of the inspiration cycle or at the end of the inspiration cycle, and/or (2) based on consideration of a derivative taken at the beginning of the expiration cycle or at the end of the expiration cycle.
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38. A method of carrying out signal-processing consideration of a measurement signal related to the respiration activity of a person when matching pressure regulation in administering a breathable gas at a pressure level which at least in phase-wise manner is above ambient pressure, the method comprising:
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differentiating the measurement signal on a positive airway pressure (PAP) device to generate evaluation results indicative of the respiratory gas flow, the differentiating permitting classification between obstructive and central breathing disorders, wherein classification between obstructive and central breathing disorders is based on variables and/or mathematical operations consisting essentially of the differentiating.
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