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US 11,432,741 B2Granted
Oxygen mask respirometer
AssigneeChild Mind Institute, Inc.
InventorCurtis P. White
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Abstract
Devices, systems, and methods for monitoring respiration using surface temperature, humidity, air pressure, carbon dioxide gas sensors, pulse oximetry sensors and electromyography sensors, and/or acceleration sensors to obtain information related to respiration rate (RR), exhalation/inhalation strength, exhalation/inhalation volume, exhalation/inhalation acceleration, and/or exhalation/inhalation regularity.
Claims20
A system for monitoring one or more respiratory attributes of a user, comprising:
- a housing;
- an oxygen mask;
- a fastener on an outer surface of the housing, wherein the fastener is capable of attaching the housing to an outer surface of the oxygen mask when the oxygen mask is placed over the mouth of the user;
- a temperature sensor connected to the housing via an adjustable arm and capable of detecting a surface temperature of the user's skin covered by the oxygen mask when the oxygen mask is placed over the mouth of the user;
- and
- one or more processors located within the housing, said one or more processors configured to execute machine executable code causing the one or more processors to:
- continuously receive data output from the temperature sensor, said data indicating a surface temperature of the user's skin;
- process the data received during a first period of time to identify an initial respiration rate of the user based solely on changes in surface temperature of the user's skin during the first period of time;
- process the data received during a second period of time to identify, one or more respiratory events corresponding to one or more deviations from the initial respiration rate;
- and
- generate an output indicating the one or more respiratory events.
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A system for monitoring one or more respiratory attributes of a user, comprising:
- an oxygen mask having a vent;
- a temperature sensor located adjacent to the vent of the oxygen mask via an adjustable arm and capable of detecting a surface temperature of the user's skin covered by the oxygen mask when the oxygen mask is placed over the mouth of the user;
- and
- one or more processors located on the oxygen mask, said one or more processors configured to execute machine executable code causing the one or more processors to:
- continuously receive data output from the temperature sensor, said data indicating a surface temperature of the user's skin;
- process the data received during a first period of time to identify an initial respiration rate of the user based solely on changes in surface temperature of the user's skin during the first period of time;
- process the data received during a second period of time to identify one or more respiratory events corresponding to one or more deviations from the initial respiration rate;
- and
- generate an output indicating the one or more respiratory events.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.