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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2013
Applicant:
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Inventors:
Seunghyun Lee, Murrysville, PA (US);
Richard Grace, Monroeville, PA (US);
Michael Howard Kissel, Swissvale, PA (US);
Mark Christopher McDermott, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Assignee:
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/00 (2006.01); A61N 1/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/0003 (2014.02); A61N 1/3601 (2013.01); A61M 2205/054 (2013.01); A61M 2230/005 (2013.01); A61M 2230/40 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for synchronizing machine-induced inexsufflation with diaphragmatic pacing of a subject, e.g. through a diaphragm pacer, use the detected onset of an inhalation and/or exhalation of a subject. The detection is based on output signals generated by one or more sensors.