Respiration Monitoring System and Method

• US 20160228038A1
• Filed: 04/20/2016
• Published: 08/11/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 04/01/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Medical Design Solutions, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Medical Design Solutions, Inc.
• Inventors: Stone, Robert T.
• Granted Patent: US 10,064,570 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0223 Magnetic field sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/01 Measuring temperature of body parts ; Diagnostic temperature sensing, e.g. for malignant or inflamed tissue clinical contact thermometers G01K13/20
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02055 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular condition and temperature
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6804 Garments; Clothes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6805 Vests
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6831 Straps, bands or harnesses
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7257 using Fourier transforms
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/742 using visual displays A61B5/339 takes precedence

Abstract

A wearable respiration monitoring system and associated method that is configured to (i) determine three dimensional displacement of the spine of a subject with respect to the axial displacement of the subject'"'"'s chest wall, (ii) process the three dimensional anatomical data, (iii) determine at least one respiration parameter associated with the monitored subject as a function of the three dimensional anatomical data, and (iv) generate at least one respiration parameter signal representing the respiration parameter.

Claims

1. A wearable respiration monitoring system, comprising:

a garment that is configured to cover at least the chest region and the upper back of a subject;

said garment comprising an integral circumferential band, said band including a respiration detection system and integral signal transmission conductors in a flexible configuration thereon,

said respiration detection system comprising a permanent magnet and electromagnetic coil. said magnet being configured to generate an AC magnetic

said respiration detection system being configured to detect variations in said magnet field of said magnet in three dimensions. said variations in said magnet field of said magnet corresponding to three dimensional displacements of said subject'"'"'s spine with respect to axial displacements of said subject'"'"'s chest wall, said respiration detection system being further configured to generate at least one anatomical displacement signal representing a first three dimensional displacement of said subject'"'"'s spine with respect to a first axial displacement of said subject'"'"'s chest wall; and

an electronics module in communication with said respiration detection system, said electronics module including a processing system and a data transmission system, said processing system being configured to control said respiration detection system and receive said anatomical displacement signal,

said processing system comprising at least one algorithm configured to process said anatomical displacement signal, determine at least one respiration parameter associated with said user as a function of said anatomical displacement signal, and generate a respiration parameter signal representing said at least one respiration parameter,

said data transmission system including a transmitter that is configured to wirelessly transmit said respiration parameter signal to a display device.

2. The physiological monitoring system of claim 1, wherein said at least one algorithm comprises a Fourier transform algorithm.

3. The physiological monitoring system of claim 1, wherein said display device comprises a remote display unit.

4. The physiological monitoring system of claim 3, wherein said remote display unit comprises a receiver that is configured to receive said respiration parameter signal from said electronics module.

5. The physiological monitoring system of claim 1. wherein said system further comprises at least one additional physiological sensor that is in communication with said signal transmission conductors.

6. The physiological monitoring system of claim 5, wherein said at least one physiological sensor comprises a body temperature sensor.