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US 2014/0276048 A1Published application
Automatic continuous a-mode ultrasound monitor for pneumothorax
AssigneeUniversity of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
InventorsSEAN P. KILEY, BARYS VALERIEVICH IHNATSENKA
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Abstract
Automated continuous analysis of ultrasound data is provided to determine occurrence of pneumothorax in a patient. Specifically, A-mode ultrasound data is processed by a processing system to identify automatically if pneumothorax has occurred in a patient.
Claims10
A method for continuously monitoring a patient for the development of a pneumothorax comprising:
- providing a pneumothorax monitoring system comprising an ultrasound patch and a processing system, wherein the ultrasound patch comprises an A-mode ultrasound sensor, and wherein the processing system is configured to receive and analyze ultrasound return signals generated by the ultrasound sensor;
- applying the ultrasound patch to a patient's chest;
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- activating the processing system to analyze the ultrasound return signals, identify ultrasound return signals indicative of pneumothorax, and
- when pneumothorax is identified, communicating an indication that pneumothorax was detected.
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A system for continuously monitoring a patient for the development of and/or progression of a pneumothorax, comprising:
- an ultrasound patch, wherein the ultrasound patch comprises an A-mode ultrasound sensor;
- and a processing system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.