Body-worn system for continuous, noninvasive measurement of cardiac output, stroke volume, cardiac power, and blood pressure
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1. A method for determining stroke volume from a patient, comprising:
- (a) measuring a motion waveform with a first motion sensor;
(b) processing the motion waveform with a motion algorithm to determine a motion-related parameter;
(c) comparing the motion-related parameter to a pre-determined threshold parameter to determine if the patient'"'"'s motion exceeds an acceptable level;
(d) measuring a transbrachial electro-velocimetry (TBEV) impedance waveform from the patient with an impedance sensor if the patient'"'"'s motion does not exceed an acceptable level; and
(e) calculating a stroke volume value from the impedance waveform if the patient'"'"'s motion does not exceed an acceptable level.
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Abstract
The invention provides methods for measuring stroke volume from a patient using a transbrachial electro-velocimetry waveform measured using an impedance sensor together with a motion waveform measured using a motion sensor.
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1. A method for determining stroke volume from a patient, comprising:
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(a) measuring a motion waveform with a first motion sensor; (b) processing the motion waveform with a motion algorithm to determine a motion-related parameter; (c) comparing the motion-related parameter to a pre-determined threshold parameter to determine if the patient'"'"'s motion exceeds an acceptable level; (d) measuring a transbrachial electro-velocimetry (TBEV) impedance waveform from the patient with an impedance sensor if the patient'"'"'s motion does not exceed an acceptable level; and (e) calculating a stroke volume value from the impedance waveform if the patient'"'"'s motion does not exceed an acceptable level. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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2. A method for determining stroke volume from a patient, comprising:
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(a) measuring a motion waveform with a first motion sensor; (b) processing the motion waveform with a motion algorithm to determine a motion-related parameter; (c) comparing the motion-related parameter to a pre-determined threshold parameter to determine if the patient'"'"'s motion exceeds an acceptable level; (d) measuring a transbrachial electro-velocimetry (TBEV) impedance waveform from the patient with an impedance sensor; (e) calculating a stroke volume value from the impedance waveform; and (f) reporting the stroke volume value if the patient'"'"'s motion does not exceed an acceptable level.
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3. A method for generating an alarm from a stroke volume value calculated from a patient, comprising:
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(a) measuring a motion waveform with a first motion sensor; (b) processing the motion waveform with a motion algorithm to determine a motion-related parameter; (c) comparing the motion-related parameter to a pre-determined threshold parameter to determine if the patient'"'"'s motion exceeds an acceptable level; (d) measuring a transbrachial electro-velocimetry (TBEV) impedance waveform from the patient with an impedance sensor; (e) calculating a stroke volume value from the impedance waveform; and (f) generating the alarm based on the stroke volume value if the patient'"'"'s motion does not exceed an acceptable level.
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4. A method for determining stroke volume from a patient, comprising:
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(a) measuring a motion waveform with a first motion sensor; (b) processing the motion waveform with a motion algorithm to determine a motion-related parameter; (c) processing the motion-related parameter to determine the patient'"'"'s posture; (d) measuring a transbrachial electro-velocimetry (TBEV) impedance waveform from the patient with an impedance sensor; (e) calculating a stroke volume value from the impedance waveform and the patient'"'"'s posture.
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5. A method for generating an alarm from a stroke volume value calculated from a patient, comprising:
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(a) measuring a motion waveform with a first motion sensor; (b) processing the motion waveform with a motion algorithm to determine a motion-related parameter; (c) processing the motion-related parameter with an algorithm to determine the patient'"'"'s posture; (d) measuring a transbrachial electro-velocimetry (TBEV) impedance waveform from the patient with an impedance sensor; (e) calculating a stroke volume value from the impedance waveform; and (f) generating the alarm based on the stroke volume value and the patient'"'"'s posture.
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