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Surgery > Diagnostic Testing > Respiratory > Measuring Breath Flow Or Lung Capacity Measuring Breath Flow Or Lung CapacityMeasuring Breath Flow Or Lung Capacity patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.12/14/06 - 20060282003 - Breath biofeedback system and method A breath biofeedback method and system for encouraging a subject to modify respiration. The system includes a thoracic volume input module measuring thoracic volume data of the subject and a pattern module providing target breathing patterns in communication with a display generator. The display generator producing display information representing a ... 12/14/06 - 20060282002 - Respiratory testing system A respiratory testing system comprises a fluid chamber enclosing a fluid medium and having a flexible membrane deflectable by the application of a respiratory gas flow, a pressure sensor configured to sense a pressure variation of the fluid medium in response to a deflection of the flexible membrane, and a ... 12/07/06 - 20060276718 - Detection appliance and method for observing sleep-related breathing disorders The invention relates to a detection appliance and a method for detecting and evaluating a measuring signal that is indicative of the breathing of a sleeping person, in connection with the observation of sleep-related breathing disorders. The invention also relates to instruments for detecting signals that are indicative of the ... 11/23/06 - 20060264773 - Breathing detection/confirmation device A breath detection/confirmation device includes a sensor for determining if an infant or other person is breathing, and a means for generating a human perceptible signal in response thereto. In use, the sensor is placed adjacent the infants or person's mouth/nose, and a light or some other signal indicates to ... 11/23/06 - 20060264772 - Minimally invasive determination of collateral ventilation in lungs Minimally invasive methods, systems and devices are provided for qualitatively and quantitatively assessing collateral ventilation in the lungs. In particular, collateral ventilation of a target compartment within a lung of a patient is assessed by advancement of a catheter through the tracheobronchial tree to a feeding bronchus of the target ... 11/16/06 - 20060258949 - Method and apparatus for analyzing pulmonary performance A pulmonary testing device and method are provided that measure an inspired volume of a selected gas component. In one configuration, the selected gas component is injected into the device in an airway of the device upstream of a gas analyzer. The device has opposing open ends, one for the ... 11/09/06 - 20060253045 - Apparatus and method for intelligent electronic peak flow meters An enhanced electronic peak flow meter is provided that combines some of the enhanced electronic features found in other electronic peak flow meters with software for executing a stochastic process control and evaluating the digital respiratory data collected by the meter. The programmed stochastic process control is capable of selecting ... 10/19/06 - 20060235324 - System and method for applying continuous positive airway pressure The disclosed embodiments relate to a system and method for titration of airway pressure in the treatment of hypoventilation. An exemplary method comprises examining both a signal indicative of ventilation of a patient and a signal indicative of oxygen saturation of the patient to determine a condition of hypoventilation, and ... 09/28/06 - 20060217627 - Peak flow meter A peak flow meter is described with a body having a sample channel and at least one bypass channel. One of at least two flow range scales may be selected using a flow range selector to adjust the sensitivity of the peak flow meter. A flow range selection indicator provides ... 09/21/06 - 20060211950 - Pressure-volume curve monitoring device The present invention relates to a novel method of determining the pressure-volume (P/V) curve of the respiratory system as well as a ventilator containing a pertinent tool for recording the pressure/volume curve. ... 09/14/06 - 20060206036 - Motivational spirometry system and method A method is disclosed for motivating a user of a spirometry system 20 having a display screen 12, an air-tube 22, a flow measurement sensor 24 operatively associated with the air-tube 22, a display screen 26, and an associated processor 30. A motivational animation is displayed on the display screen ... 09/07/06 - 20060200037 - System and method for selectively collecting exhaled air A system and method for selectively collecting exhaled air. The system includes a sensor 118 that can be configured for detecting a flow of exhaled air 130 from a person. A control system 120 can be responsive to the sensor 118. The control system 120 can be configured for generating ... 08/31/06 - 20060195041 - Centralized hospital monitoring system for automatically detecting upper airway instability and for preventing and aborting adverse drug reactions A system and method for the automatic diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea in a centralized hospital critical care monitoring system for the monitoring of a plurality of patients in at least one of a critical care, step down, and cardiac ward by telemetry. The system includes a central processor having ... 08/24/06 - 20060189880 - Airway instability detection system and method A system and method for data processing is disclosed. One example of a processor-based method comprises accessing data representative of a time series of at least one component of a timed waveform corresponding to a pulse, and searching the data for an occurrence of a cluster of variations induced by ... 07/20/06 - 20060161071 - Time series objectification system and method A system and method for data processing is disclosed. One example comprises accessing data representative of a time series of at least one component of a parameter, and defining a plurality of programmatic objects that each represent a segment of the time series. Another example comprises a memory that is ... 07/13/06 - 20060155207 - System and method for detection of incomplete reciprocation A system and method for data processing is disclosed. One example comprises accessing data representative of a time series of at least one component of a parameter, detecting a first variation in the data, the first variation having a first beginning value, a first end value and a first amplitude ... 06/22/06 - 20060135878 - Methods and apparatus for stroke patient treatment Methods and apparatus for assessing the condition of and treating patients for stroke during the delivery of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) are disclosed. By determining central and obstructive apnea occurrences or the percentile of pressure delivered to the patient from patient airflow, stroke indicators may be calculated and analyzed ... 05/11/06 - 20060100537 - Spirometer A spirometer for measuring fluid flow, particularly associated with exhalation of respiratory patients. The spirometer of this invention preferably has a fluidic oscillator wherein the fluid oscillates within a chamber of the fluidic oscillator. An oscillation frequency of the fluid flow within the chamber is correlated to a flow rate. ... 03/16/06 - 20060058698 - Peak expiratiory flow meter capable of measuring continuous expiratory flow signal Disclosed herein is a peak expiratory flow meter capable of measuring continuous expiratory flow. The peak expiratory flow meter includes a lower casing unit (110), an air expansion unit (130) and an upper casing unit (150). The lower casing unit (110) includes a first body (112) having an open top ... 01/26/06 - 20060020221 - Infant respiratory monitoring system The present invention provides a method and apparatus for monitoring infant respiration during sleep. More specifically, the present invention alerts the caregiver when an infant has ceased to breathe during sleep. The usefulness of such device applies to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and prolonged apnea leading to a life ... 01/12/06 - 20060009708 - Positive airway pressure system and method for treatment of sleeping disorder in patient Described are a positive airway pressure system and method for treatment of a sleeping disorder in a patient. The system includes a generator, a sensor and a processing arrangement. The generator supplies airflow and applies a pressure at to an airway of a patient. The sensor measures data corresponding to ... 01/05/06 - 20060004297 - Lung model-based cardiopulmonary performance determination Methods for noninvasively evaluating indicators of cardio-pulmonary performance of a subject, such as cardiac output, pulmonary capillary blood flow, and blood carbon dioxide content, include obtaining data of an expiratory carbon dioxide signal and comparing data generated by an algorithmic lung model to the data of the expiratory carbon dioxide ... 11/17/05 - 20050256421 - Incentive spirometry devices by the employment of verbal simulated humanlike voices An apparatus used in the medical industry, in order to increase transpulmonary pressure and respiratory volumes, to improve inspiratory muscle performance and re-establish the normal pulmonary hyperinflation, through the employment of electronic technology, providing audible, simulated, verbal, human sounding words, that assist, guide and prompt, increasing patient usage. In the ... 11/03/05 - 20050245837 - Mouthpiece for use in a spirometer The invention entails a mouthpiece for use in a spirometer. In one embodiment of the invention, the mouthpiece comprises a tube forming a conduit between an upstream end and a substantially closed downstream end. An opening is formed through the tube and is proximate to the downstream end of the ... 10/20/05 - 20050234364 - Pressure support compliance monitoring system A compliance monitoring system and method in which a modular compliance monitor is selectively disposed in-line in a patient circuit of a pressure support system. The monitor includes a housing having an inlet and an outlet, each of which is selectively connectable to the patient circuit so that the flow ... 08/18/05 - 20050182337 - Method and system for analysing respiratory tract air flow A method for determining airflow in a portion of a respiratory tract comprising determining a total acoustic energy in a region of a body surface overlying the portion of the respiratory tract. The airflow may be integrated over a time interval in order to determine an air volume that has ... 07/28/05 - 20050165322 - Method of improving medical apparatus in order to reduce or replace ancillary medical assistance by employing audible verbal human sounding voices which provide therapeutic instructions and encourage usage and give measurements as needed emanating from th The present invention relates to an appartus used in the medical industry, in order to increase transpulmonary pressure and respiratory volumes, improve inspiratory muscle performance and re-establish the normal pulmonary hyperinflation, through the employment of electronic technology, providing audible, simulated, verbal, human sounding words, that assist, guide and prompt, increasing ... 06/02/05 - 20050119586 - Systems and methods for respiratory event detection The present invention is directed to improved systems and methods for processing respiratory signals derived generally from respiratory plethysmography, and especially from respiratory inductive plethysmographic sensors mounted on a garment for ambulatory recording. The systems and methods provide improved signal filtering for artifact rejection, improved calibration of sensor data to ... ### FreshPatents.com Support |