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7618378 |
Breath biofeedback system and method
A breath biofeedback method and system for encouraging a subject to modify respiration. The system includes a thoracic volume input module measuring thoracic volume data of the subject and a...
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7593767 |
Ambulatory sleepiness and apnea propensity evaluation system
The present invention relates to a method of analyzing a subject for excessive daytime sleepiness, and more particularly to a quick (short duration), quantitative method of analyzing a subject for...
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7575554 |
Breathing monitoring device having a multi-point detector
In medical situation, a self breathing holding method using no breathing monitoring device shows inferior accuracy in holding breathing by a patient with poor understanding of the self breathing...
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7567831 |
Respiratory measurement system and method related thereto
A respiratory measurement system and a method for measuring respiratory motion are provided. The system includes a strapping device that is configured to be placed across a chest of a person. The...
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7557718 |
Lack of patient movement monitor and method
A lack of patient movement monitor and method. The monitor and method patient support includes a plurality of sensors located beneath a patient support to determine movement of a patient. An alarm...
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7548777 |
Computerized method for predicting the diastolic rest period in a cardiac cycle
In a method to predict the diastolic rest period in the cardiac cycle of a patient under examination, the linear relation between heart rate and position of the diastolic rest period in the cardiac...
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7532964 |
Driver seat system and awakening device
There are provided a monitor for monitoring a human condition of a driver, and an awakening device for awakening a driver, which starts operation when received a predictive signal for fall-asleep...
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7510531 |
System and method for discrimination of central and obstructive disordered breathing events
Disordered breathing events may be classified as central, obstructive or a combination of central an obstructive in origin based on patient motion associated with respiratory effort. Central...
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7489809 |
Interactive virtual endoscopy
The invention relates to a method for processing of a three-dimensional image data set, wherein the three-dimensional image data set is converted to a data set suitable for a two-dimensional image...
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7473228 |
System and method for monitoring a respiration rate of an occupant of a predetermined volume
An ultrasonic sensing system includes an ultrasonic transmitter, an ultrasonic receiver, a processor and a memory subsystem. The transmitter is positioned to transmit an ultrasonic signal into a...
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7431700 |
Body movement and respiration monitor
A monitor which can detect respiration of a sleeping person without being affected by the attitude of the sleeping person or the indoor illumination light and can easily evaluate detected...
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7429247 |
Sleep state estimating device and program product
A sleep state of a subject is estimated from respiration signals that are readily detected without restraining the subject. From a voltage waveform based on respiratory movement of a person,...
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7427270 |
Sleep stage determination apparatus
Disclosed is a sleep stage determination apparatus which comprises respiratory-signal detection means for detecting a variation of a respiratory signal from the body of a human subject, and...
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7422560 |
Detection of congestion from monitoring patient response to a recumbent position
Systems and methods obtain information that allows detection of whether a patient suffers from congestion by monitoring a response of the patient to a recumbent position of the patient's body. The...
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7393329 |
Method and apparatus for delivering radiation therapy during suspended ventilation
Methods and apparatus for delivering radiation therapy to patients during suspended ventilation are provided. The apparatus includes a ventilator assembly having first and second selectively...
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7390307 |
Volumetric physiological measuring system and method
A system and method for measuring volumes and areas using electromagnetic induction techniques. A current is generated and fed into one of two coil assemblies to induce voltage into another coil...
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7387124 |
Method of and device for snore detection
The present invention provides a snore detection device comprising a pressure sensor for detecting vibration generated by the human body with respiration, a sound sensor for detecting sound...
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7367955 |
Combined laser spirometer motion tracking system for radiotherapy
An improved non-invasive respiration monitor combines signals from a spirometer and laser chest displacement sensor to reduce signal error. The improved respirations signal can be used for position...
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7316171 |
Biosignal intensity measuring method, bedding state judging method, and bedding state monitoring device
A person who is elderly, requires care, or an inpatient who is under the care by his or her family members, a nursing care worker, or a nurse in a hospital or medical institution must be monitored...
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7314451 |
Techniques for prediction and monitoring of clinical episodes
A method is provided for predicting an onset of an asthma attack. The method includes sensing at least one parameter of a subject without contacting or viewing the subject or clothes the subject is...
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7306564 |
Breath monitor
A breath monitor includes: a plurality of sensors for detecting a load derived from a human lying on a bed and for outputting a sensor signal corresponding to the load; and breath signal...
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7302295 |
Method and apparatus for mimicking respiratory sinus arrhythmia with cardiac pacing controlled via external respiration therapy device
Methods and systems involve adjusting cardiac pacing based on information acquired via a respiratory therapy device. A medical system includes a respiratory therapy device having one or more...
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7294112 |
Motion monitoring apparatus
The present invention relates to a motion monitoring apparatus and method for monitoring a patient under medical care. A sensor arrangement is provided in the form of a pad which the patient lies...
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7276030 |
Method and apparatus for detecting human body in a vehicle
Chest motion associated with breathing is detected to obtain a breathing motion signal representing the chest motion in the form of an electrical signal; then, the times at which specific points...
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7260426 |
Method and apparatus for tracking an internal target region without an implanted fiducial
A method and apparatus for locating an internal target region during treatment without implanted fiducials is presented. The method comprises producing a plurality of first images that show an...
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7250029 |
Human condition evaluation system, computer program, and computer-readable record medium
A human condition evaluation system, of which bio-signal analysis means includes a bio-signal peak value detection means for detecting a peak value for each cycle of an original waveform of a...
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7221973 |
Magnetic resonance tomography method and apparatus with motion correction
In a magnetic resonance tomography apparatus and method with motion correction in an angiography examination with magnetic resonance-monitored vessel intervention, a contrast agent-supported...
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7207947 |
System and method for detecting circadian states using an implantable medical device
Techniques are provided for detecting the circadian state of a patient using an implantable medical device based on selected blood carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) parameters. In one example, the implantable...
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7199749 |
Radar detection device employing a scanning antenna system
Systems and methods for detecting a respiration signal in a target area are disclosed. Briefly described, in architecture, one embodiment of the system, among others, can be implemented as follows....
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7190995 |
System and method for analysis of respiratory cycle-related EEG changes in sleep-disordered breathing
A system and method for determining respiratory cycle-related EEG changes (RCREC) for a subject with sleep-disordered breathing are provided. The method includes receiving an EEG signal from the...
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7153271 |
Method and system for diagnosing central versus obstructive apnea
A method and related system for diagnosing central versus obstructive apnea. Some of the illustrative embodiments may be a method comprising sensing minute undulations of airflow through one or...
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7123758 |
Method and system for monitoring breathing activity of a subject
A method and system for monitoring breathing movement of a subject is disclosed. A method and system for detecting and predictably estimating regular cycles of breathing movements is disclosed....
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7122010 |
Method and apparatus for determining alveolar opening and closing
The invention refers to a method for the regional determination of the alveolar opening and alveolar closing of the lung depending on the respiration pressure, wherein according to the method of...
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7106190 |
Child position monitoring system
A child position monitoring system for providing a warning to a user that a child being monitored has or is moving. The child position monitoring system includes a motion detection assembly detects...
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7071844 |
Mouth mounted input device
A mouth mounted computer input device is comprised of a curved housing shaped to closely engage the roof of the mouth against the front teeth. A touch pad is arranged on the bottom of the housing,...
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7071820 |
Wireless patient ambulation motion detector and second call system
A patient ambulation motion detector designed to be worn on the body. The detector incorporates a wireless transmitter, a motion sensor switch and a second call switch. It may be enclosed in a...
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7052469 |
Heart beat/respiration measuring device
A heart beat/respiration measuring device comprising a sensor adapted to be pressed against the human body, and a measuring circuit for measuring heart beats and respiration from the output of the...
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7041062 |
Device and method for producing respiration-related data
An apparatus for producing data concerning the respiration-related movements of the abdominal wall and/or the thorax of a person. The device comprises at least one first pair of sensor units ( 12,...
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7035432 |
Method of monitoring sleeping infant
A method of detecting high risk movements of an infant relating to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome includes generating a reference image of an infant by signaling a controller a location of a first...
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6997882 |
6-DOF subject-monitoring device and method
The present invention comprises novel methods and devices for monitoring a subject by acquiring reliable and accurate 6-DOF data regarding the subject, and by using those data to obtain information...
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6942624 |
Biological information detection system
The input/output system of the present invention includes a sheet-like input/output unit that includes wiring and a connection box that is attached to an edge of the sheet-like input/output unit....
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6937883 |
System and method for generating gating signals for a magnetic resonance imaging system
A magnetic resonance imaging system is disclosed to perform an imaging pulse sequence that acquires data to generate an image of at least a portion of the patient. The magnetic resonance imaging...
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6936011 |
Analysis of sleep apnea
A non-intrusive and quantitative method and apparatus for diagnosing sleep apnea and detecting apnea events by monitoring during sleep abdominal effort and thoracic effort, determining the phase of...
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6932774 |
Respiratory monitoring system
A microcomputer included in a respiratory monitoring system selects sensors that have output signals related to respiration of a person from sensors detecting forces applied by the person. To...
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6893405 |
Analysis of Sleep Apnea
A non-intrusive and quantitative method and apparatus for diagnosing sleep apnea and detecting apnea events by monitoring during sleep abdominal effort and thoracic effort, determining the phase of...
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6893404 |
Breathing movement measurements and apparatus
A method and apparatus for measuring breathing movements and determining breathing patterns, by measuring the simultaneous movement of a plurality of points of a human subject, such that a...
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6840907 |
Detection and classification of breathing patterns
A respiratory analysis system for monitoring a respiratory variable for a patient. The system comprises a sensor array for accommodating a patient to be in contact therewith and a processing means....
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6773404 |
Discriminating between an awake phase and a sleep phase of a patient in an active implantable medical device
An active medical device having an improved discrimination between an awake phase of a patient and a sleep phase of a patient. This device measures a physiological parameter of a patient, delivers...
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6758216 |
Ventilatory assistance using an external effort sensor
An optical sensor mountable on a patient and targets the supranasternal notch for detecting skin movement by dint of reflected light indicating respiratory effort. The sensor is used in conjunction...
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6702755 |
Signal processing circuit for pyro/piezo transducer
An adapter for interfacing a pyro/piezo sensor to a polysomnograph machine comprises a differential input amplifier coupled to receive the raw transducer signals from a PVDF film transducer to...
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