Techniques for prediction and monitoring of respiration-manifested clinical episodes
AssigneeEarlysense Ltd.
InventorsDaniel H. Lange, Yosef Gross, Avner Halperin
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Abstract
A method is provided for predicting an onset of a clinical episode, the method including sensing breathing of a subject, determining at least one breathing pattern of the subject responsively to the sensed breathing, comparing the breathing pattern with a baseline breathing pattern, and predicting the onset of the episode at least in part responsively to the comparison. Other embodiments are also described.
Claims62
A method for predicting an onset of a clinical episode, comprising:
- sensing breathing of a subject;
- determining at least one breathing rate pattern of the subject responsively to the sensed breathing;
- comparing the breathing rate pattern with a baseline breathing rate pattern;
- and
- predicting the onset of the episode at least in part responsively to the comparison,
- wherein the clinical episode includes an episode associated with a condition selected from the list consisting of:
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), cystic fibrosis (CF), congestive heart failure (CHF), diabetes, and epilepsy.
A method for predicting an onset of a clinical episode, comprising:
- sensing breathing of a subject;
- determining at least one breathing rate pattern of the subject responsively to the sensed breathing;
- comparing the breathing rate pattern with a baseline breathing rate pattern;
- and
- predicting the onset of the episode at least in part responsively to the comparison,
- wherein the clinical episode includes an asthma attack, and wherein predicting the onset of the episode comprises predicting the onset of the asthma attack.
Apparatus for predicting an onset of a clinical episode, comprising:
- a breathing sensor, adapted to sense breathing of a subject, and to generate a signal responsively thereto;
- and
- a control unit, adapted to:
- receive the signal,
- determine at least one breathing rate pattern of the subject responsive to the signal,
- compare the breathing rate pattern with a baseline breathing rate pattern, and
- predict the onset of the episode at least in part responsively to the comparison,
- wherein the clinical episode includes an episode associated with a condition selected from the list consisting of:
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), cystic fibrosis (CF), congestive heart failure (CHF), diabetes, and epilepsy.
Apparatus for predicting an onset of a clinical episode, comprising:
- a breathing sensor, adapted to sense breathing of a subject, and to generate a signal responsively thereto;
- and
- a control unit, adapted to:
- receive the signal,
- determine at least one breathing rate pattern of the subject responsive to the signal,
- compare the breathing rate pattern with a baseline breathing rate pattern, and
- predict the onset of the episode at least in part responsively to the comparison,
- wherein the clinical episode includes an asthma attack, and wherein the control unit is adapted to predict the onset of the asthma attack.
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