Monitoring pneumocardial function
AssigneeUniversity of Western Sydney
InventorsGaetano GARGIULO, Paul BREEN
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Abstract
A pneumocardial function monitor includes a carrier configured to be mounted about at least a part of a trunk of a body of a subject. A sensing arrangement is mounted on the carrier, the sensing arrangement including at least one element for monitoring changes in volume of the part of the subject's body. A signal processing module is in communication with the sensing arrangement for processing signals output from the sensing arrangement, the signal processing module having at least one output for outputting a signal related to respiratory function and/or cardiac function.
Claims19
A pneumocardial function monitor comprising:
- a carrier configured to be mounted about at least a part of a trunk of a body of a subject;
- a sensor mounted on the carrier, the sensor comprising at least one monitor configured to monitor changes in volume of the part of the subject's body;
- and
- a signal processor in communication with the sensor configured to process signals output from the sensor, the signal processor having at least one output configured to transmit a signal related at least to respiratory function.
A method of monitoring pneumocardial function, the method comprising:
- mounting at least one sensor about a part of a trunk of a body of a subject;
- using the at least one sensor to monitor variations in volume of the part of the subject's body;
- processing data output by the at least one sensor;
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- outputting a signal relating at least to respiratory function.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.