Abstract:
According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method of determining respiratory parameters comprises determining a ratio of pressure changes to flow changes induced in the breathing of a patient by an airflow perturbation device at each of a plurality of perturbation frequencies to form a dataset. Resistance, compliance, and inertance parameters of a model of a respiratory system are determined by comparing a predicted frequency dependence of the model to the dataset. Embodiments of the present invention further include a system and computer program product for determining respiratory parameters in substantially the same manners described above.
Abstract:
According to one embodiment of the present invention, an airflow perturbation device for detecting airway sensitivity to temperature comprises a pneumotachometer including a flow sensor to measure airflow through the apparatus; a perturbation mechanism to periodically alter air flow resistance in the apparatus; an air cooler; a pressure sensor to measure a difference in air pressure across the pneumotachometer and perturbation mechanism; and a computing system comprising at least one processor configured to receive data from the flow sensor and pressure sensor; and determine an airflow resistance based on the received data. Embodiments of the present invention further include a method for detecting airway sensitivity to temperature in substantially the same manners described above.
Abstract:
An airflow perturbation device for measuring respiratory resistance of a patient breathing with the use of a ventilator comprises a sealed housing having a first port and a second port each configured to couple to a ventilator hose, a perturbation mechanism to periodically alter air flow resistance between the first port and the second port, a pneumotachometer comprising a flow sensor to measure airflow between the first port and the second port, a pressure sensor to measure a difference in air pressure between the first port and the second port, and a computing system comprising at least one processor configured to receive data from the flow sensor and pressure sensor. The computing system determines an airflow resistance based on the received data. Embodiments of the present invention further include a method and computer program product for measuring respiratory resistance of a ventilated patient in substantially the same manners described above.
Abstract:
According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method of determining respiratory parameters comprises determining a ratio of pressure changes to flow changes induced in the breathing of a patient by an airflow perturbation device at each of a plurality of perturbation frequencies to form a dataset. Resistance, compliance, and inertance parameters of a model of a respiratory system are determined by comparing a predicted frequency dependence of the model to the dataset. Embodiments of the present invention further include a system and computer program product for determining respiratory parameters in substantially the same manners described above.
Abstract:
An airflow perturbation device for measuring respiratory resistance of a patient breathing with the use of a ventilator comprises a sealed housing having a first port and a second port each configured to couple to a ventilator hose, a perturbation mechanism to periodically alter air flow resistance between the first port and the second port, a pneumotachometer comprising a flow sensor to measure airflow between the first port and the second port, a pressure sensor to measure a difference in air pressure between the first port and the second port, and a computing system comprising at least one processor configured to receive data from the flow sensor and pressure sensor. The computing system determines an airflow resistance based on the received data. Embodiments of the present invention further include a method and computer program product for measuring respiratory resistance of a ventilated patient in substantially the same manners described above.
Abstract:
According to one embodiment of the present invention, an airflow perturbation device for detecting airway sensitivity to temperature comprises a pneumotachometer including a flow sensor to measure airflow through the apparatus; a perturbation mechanism to periodically alter air flow resistance in the apparatus; an air cooler; a pressure sensor to measure a difference in air pressure across the pneumotachometer and perturbation mechanism; and a computing system comprising at least one processor configured to receive data from the flow sensor and pressure sensor; and determine an airflow resistance based on the received data. Embodiments of the present invention further include a method for detecting airway sensitivity to temperature in substantially the same manners described above.