| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 600539000 | Element rotated by breath flow | 12 |
| 20080249429 | Spirometers - A portable hand-held spirometer apparatus is described. A main casing has a pair of opposed arms extending to one side thereof. A flow head component unit has a channel through which air may be blown, with formations in the channel imparting a rotary movement to air blown through the channel. A free-spinning vaned member is mounted for rotation about an axis substantially coaxial with that of the channel. The flow head component unit has two open-ended recesses extending to either side of the vaned member and dimensioned to receive the opposed arms when the flow head component unit is fitted on to the main casing. This construction enables the successive use of detachable flow head components, each may be used once and then a batch of which may be sterilized before re-use. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20100268107 | Systems and Methods for Breathing Assistance - Systems and methods for breathing assistance are discussed. In various embodiments, a breathing assistance device comprises right and left flanges and a protuberance. The right and left flanges may comprise an inner surface and an outer surface. Further, the flanges may be configured to be placed in a user's mouth, wherein at least a portion of the flanges are in front of teeth of the user. The protuberance may extend from the outside surface of the flanges. Further, the protuberance may define an air passage that passes through the flanges. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20110152707 | WEARABLE RESPIRATION MEASUREMENT APPARATUS - A wearable respiration measurement apparatus including: an eyeglass frame having a nose flap which is formed in such a manner as to cover a user's nose; and an induced current generation device attached to the nose flap and generating an induced current corresponding to an amount of air inhaled or exhaled through the user's nose. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110245706 | Apnea monitor capable of measuring vital capacity - The primary application of this force meter is measurement of fluid flow. A force on the force sensor push the force sensor away from the original position. The deviation of the force sensor is detected by a proximity sensor. An electronic unit takes the position signal from the proximity sensor as a feedback. The electronic unit generates electric current to an electromagnetic anti-torque means. The electromagnetic anti-torque means generates an anti-torque on force sensor to prevent the force sensor from moving away from the original position. A display unit measures the electric current and calculates velocity and rate of fluid before displays the results.” | 10-06-2011 |
| 20120071778 | WIRELESS TRANSMISSION VITAL CAPACITY EXAMINING DEVICE - A wireless transmission vital capacity examining device includes two induction coils on a stator frame and a rotor frame having a first magnetic area which is mounted to the two induction coils. A rotatable member with rotatable blades has a third connection portion which has a third magnetic area which is magnetically connected to the second magnetic area of rotor frame so as to rotate the rotor frame. The user blows to rotate the blades and the first induction coil outputs a voltage to a processing unit so as to transfer to a value of the vital capacity. The second induction coil provides electric power to the wireless communication unit to transmit the value. The two induction coils are not interfered to each other and the device does not have problem of insufficient voltages. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20130053719 | ASTHMA MONITORING DEVICE - A monitoring device to be used in conjunction with a patient's airway. Some embodiments of the monitoring device include at least one sensor assembly configured to detect inhaled and exhaled airflow and an optional communications subassembly configured to transmit measurements to at least one external computing device. Other embodiments include at least one sensor assembly configured to detect a measurement indicating airflow from the patient's lungs and at least one processor configured to detect whether the airflow is associated with medication administration or measurement of breathing characteristics. Some embodiments include a circuit that allows patient information to be analyzed by an external computing device and/or the monitoring device to determine whether the patient's breathing has declined indicating a medical problem. Optionally, the monitoring device may include a display for displaying whether the airflow measurement indicates a good outcome, a potential concern, or a serious condition | 02-28-2013 |
| 20140316296 | Personal Spirometer - A spirometer for correlating test results with other user date to indicate a relationship, said spirometer comprising: (a) a processor; (b) memory operatively connected to said processor and configured with instruction to instruct the processor to perform the following steps: (i) recording spirometer results of a user; (ii) correlating said results with user data, said user data comprising at least one of a medication log, a medical diary, a baseline performance for said user provided by a healthcare provider, or other results from other testing devices; and (iii) indicating a relationship between said results and said user data. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20150119744 | SPIROMETER - A turbine spirometer comprises a breathing tube into which is subject is to breath and a vane to be driven by the subject's breath. The breathing tube has a first axis A-A at its opening in the direction of air flow and the vane rotates about a second axis B-B. The first A-A and second B-B axes are inclined to one another at angle of around 100 degrees such that in use the axis of rotation B-B is substantially vertical. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150374286 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR RESPIRATORY EXERCISE - The respiratory exercise device comprises means for detecting the respiration of a person and it is characterized in that said means for detecting the respiration of a person comprises a turbine whistle ( | 12-31-2015 |
| 20160058325 | PERSONAL SPIROMETER - A portable hand-held spirometer is disclosed for use in taking respiratory tests and storing and displaying test results. The configuration of the spirometer includes handgrips that are positioned to ensure that the user is properly positioned to provide maximum breathing required for valid test results to be obtained. The spirometer also includes a progressively illuminated indicator that can be viewed by the user during a test to provide an indication in real-time to the user of the expected/desired duration of the exhalation or inhalation test. The indicator is completely illuminated only when the measured accumulated volume of air passing through the spirometer equals a predicted volume determined based on the age, gender, height, weight and ethnicity of the user stored in the spirometer. The structures and arrangement of a turbine assembly and sensors is also disclosed. Further, a method of receiving, storing and displaying information on the spirometer via a color touch screen display is also disclosed. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160198980 | SPIROMETER SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING LUNG FUNCTIONAL RESIDUAL CAPACITY (FRC) WITH A NON-OCCLUDING SHUTTER | 07-14-2016 |
| 20170231525 | SPIROMETER | 08-17-2017 |
