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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2012
Stephen T. Anderson, North Oaks, MN (US);
Dean J. Maccarter, Englewood, CO (US);
Bruce D. Johnson, Rochester, MN (US);
Stephen T. Anderson, North Oaks, MN (US);
Dean J. MacCarter, Englewood, CO (US);
Bruce D. Johnson, Rochester, MN (US);
Shape Medical Systems, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A method of pattern recognition for classifying the functional status of patients with chronic disease comprising characterizing the functional status based on a multivariable index (MVI) scoring system wherein the MVI is computed by summing a plurality of individual variable values as individual variable indexes (IVI) and dividing the sum by the number of variables and wherein the plurality of IVI includes rest PetCO, ΔPetCO, SaO, QUES, V/VCOslope and Pand wherein each IVI is given an equivalent value of <1.00 to >=4.00, the number increasing with increasing severity yielding an MVI value ranging from <1.00 to >=4.00, normal to severe-very severe.