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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2014
Nihon Kohden Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
National University Corporation Chiba University, Chiba-shi, Chiba, JP;
NIHON KOHDEN CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
National University Corporation Chiba University, Chiba, JP;
Abstract
An apparatus for determining a respiratory condition, including: a signal acquiring section which is configured to acquire a signal corresponding to a respiratory flow of a subject; a first index producing section which is configured to produce a first index related to the respiratory flow of the subject obtained from the signal; a second index producing section which is configured to produce a second index related to a respiratory demand of the subject predicted from the first index; a third index producing section which is configured to produce a third index related to a respiratory effort of the subject based on the first index and the second index; and an outputting section which is configured to output the third index.