Device, process and computer program for determining situations of a patient
AssigneeDrägerwerk AG & Co. KGaA
InventorsMarcus EGER, Frank FRANZ
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Abstract
A device, a process and a computer program, pertaining to a determination of situations during breathing or during a ventilation are described. Concepts for obtaining, detecting or determining information are described. The information, for example, is information concerning the respiratory muscles of the patient, concerning a load-bearing capacity of a patient, concerning a need for breathing assistance and also concerning the possibilities of adequately assisting the breathing by stimulation are very valuable in the treatment and therapy of living beings or patients.
Claims22
A device for determining a state of respiratory muscles of a patient, the device comprising:
- an interface arrangement comprising one or more interfaces, the interface arrangement being configured to detect patient signals;
- and
- a control unit configured to:
- stimulate the respiratory muscles of the patient with a stimulation signal;
- detect an activation signal as a response to the stimulation;
- and
- determine one or more state parameters for the respiratory muscles based on the stimulation signal and on the activation signal.
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A process for determining a state of respiratory muscles of a patient, the process comprising the steps of:
- stimulating the respiratory muscles of the patient with a stimulation signal;
- detecting an activation signal as a response to the stimulation;
- and
- determining one or more state parameters for the respiratory muscles based on the stimulation signal and on the activation signal.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.