Patent application number | Description | Published |
20110264001 | ZERO HEAT FLUX SENSOR AND METHOD OF USE - When measuring core body temperature in a patient, a curved sensor ( | 10-27-2011 |
20120302911 | EARLY EXACERBATION DETECTION USING DIFFERENTIAL TEMPERATURE MOITORING - A system and method for predicting an onset of an exacerbation in a patient is provided. The method includes monitoring core body temperature of the patient; monitoring breath temperature of the patient; calculating a relationship, or a change in relationship, between the core body temperature and the breath temperature of the patient; and detecting the onset of the exacerbation, when the calculated relationship, or a change in relationship, satisfies a predetermined criteria. | 11-29-2012 |
20120330114 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING AN OBJECTIVE MEASURE OF DYSPNEA - A computer-implemented method for assessing a level of dyspnea in a patient is provided. The method includes measuring physical activity of the patient over a period of time with an activity monitor to gather physical activity data; measuring respiration rate of the patient over the period of time with a respiration rate sensor to gather respiration rate data; administering a questionnaire to gather clinical information of the patient; and executing, on one or more computer processors, one or more computer program modules to determine a dyspnea value for the patient based on the respiration rate data, the physical activity data, and the clinical information of the patient. The dyspnea value is representative of the level of dyspnea in the patient. | 12-27-2012 |
20130018595 | COPD EXACERBATION DETECTION USING SPUTUM ANALYSIS - Subject of the invention is the diagnosis and/or monitoring of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease based on sputum rheology. The complex modulus i.e. the viscous modulus and the elastic modulus of sputum is measured and assessed in respect of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. | 01-17-2013 |
20130030258 | COPD EXACERBATION PREDICTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A computer-implemented method for predicting an onset of an exacerbation in a COPD patient is provided. The method includes measuring physical activity of the patient over a period of time to gather physical activity data; measuring a respiration characteristic of the patient over the period of time to gather respiration data; and executing, on one or more computer processors, one or more computer program modules to detect the onset of the exacerbation based on predetermined criteria, wherein the predetermined criteria comprises a comparison of a change in the respiration data with a change in the physical activity data. | 01-31-2013 |
20130102855 | BODE INDEX MEASUREMENT - A computer-implemented system and method for determining a BODE index value for a patient is provided. The method includes using a Body Mass Index (BMI) measuring device to obtain BMI data. An airway obstruction measuring device measures airway obstruction of the patient to obtain airway obstruction data. A respiration rate sensor measures a respiration rate of the patient and to obtain respiration rate data. An activity monitor measures physical activity of the patient and to obtain physical activity data. A processor executes a computer program module to determine the BODE index value for the patient based on the Body Mass Index data, the airway obstruction data, the respiration rate data, and the physical activity data. | 04-25-2013 |
20130116807 | BIOFEEDBACK FOR PROGRAM GUIDANCE IN PULMONARY REHABILITATION | 05-09-2013 |
20140006057 | PATIENT VIRTUAL ROUNDING WITH CONTEXT BASED CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT | 01-02-2014 |