Wearable diaphragmatic efficiency monitoring devices
AssigneeSan Diego State University (Sdsu) Foundation, Dba San Diego State University Research Foundation
InventorHakan Toreyin
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Abstract
In alternative embodiments, provided are wearable diaphragmatic efficiency monitoring methods, systems, kits, and devices for measuring and monitoring diaphragmatic efficiency, and in alternative embodiments, allowing local respiratory monitoring of people with respiratory diseases or conditions, including for example cervical spinal cord injury (CSCI), asthma, sleep apnea, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), patients undergoing positive airway pressure (PAP) testing, or PAP-NAP studies.
Claims20
A product of manufacture for measuring and monitoring diaphragmatic efficiency in an individual in need thereof, comprising a wearable hardware comprising noninvasive sensing devices, components, or modalities, the product of manufacture comprising:
- (a) a hardware impedance pneumography (IP) device comprising one or a plurality of electrodes fabricated for attachment to the thorax (chest) of the individual in need thereof;
- (b) an inertial measurement unit (IMU) device for attachment to the thorax (chest) of the individual in need thereof;
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- (c) a surface electromyography (sEMG) device comprising one or a plurality of electrodes fabricated for attachment to the thorax (chest) or the neck of the individual in need thereof,
- wherein the IP, IMU, and sEMG devices are operably connected to:
- (i) a power source and power management electronics, and
- (ii) a data transmittal device for transmitting IP, IMU, and sEMG device signals or diaphragmatic measurement data produced from such signals to a remote processor-based device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.