Method device and system for monitoring lung ventilation

• US 8,790,270 B2
• Filed: 07/23/2012
• Issued: 07/29/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: TECHNION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION, LTD.
• Original Assignee: TECHNION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION, LTD.
• Inventors: Landesberg, Amir, Waisman, Dan, Levy, Carmit
• Primary Examiner(s): Gangle, Brian J
• Application Number:
  US13/555,288
• Publication Number:
  US 20140058274A1
• Time in Patent Office: 736 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 600/529
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0219 Inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers, gyroscopes, tilt switches
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• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/08 Detecting, measuring or recording devices for evaluating the respiratory organs A61B5/0205 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/091 Measuring volume of inspired or expired gases, e.g. to determine lung capacity
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1135 by monitoring thoracic expansion
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• CPC Class Codes: A61M 16/0069 the speed thereof being controlled by respiratory parameters, e.g. by inhalation
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• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2230/04 Heartbeat characteristics, e.g. ECG, blood pressure modulation
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2230/40 Respiratory characteristics
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2230/63 Motion, e.g. physical activity
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2240/00 Specially adapted for neonatal use
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2250/00 : Specially adapted for animals

Abstract

A method of monitoring lung ventilation of a subject is disclosed. The method comprises recording signals from a plurality of sensing location on the chest of the subject, at least a portion of the signals being indicative of a local motion of the chest at a respective sensing location. The method further comprises operating a data processing system to analyze the signals such as to determine a status of the ventilation, thereby to monitor the lung ventilation of the subject.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving signals from a plurality of sensing locations on a chest of a subject, at least a portion of said signals being indicative of a local motion of said chest at a respective sensing location, and continuously monitoring ventilation and heart function using data of the local motion of the chest; and

analyzing said signals such as to determine a status of the ventilation, thereby monitoring the lung ventilation of the subject, wherein analyzing comprises calculating at least one ventilation index characterizing the status of said ventilation for at least one sensing location, wherein said at least one ventilation index is calculated as a function of time and for each sensing location, wherein said at least one ventilation index comprises acceleration or deceleration.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said at least one ventilation index comprises a tidal displacement index that represents a tidal peak-to-peak displacement of each sensor.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said at least one ventilation index comprises a maximal inflation rate index.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said at least one ventilation index comprises a maximal expiratory rate index.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein said at least one ventilation index comprises maximal acceleration or deceleration.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said at least one ventilation index comprises angular acceleration.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein said at least one ventilation index comprises angular velocity.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein said at least one ventilation index comprises spectral characteristics of the signals in a frequency domain.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein said at least one ventilation index comprises a right to left motion index.