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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2012
Applicant:
Jerome B. Korten, New York, NY (US);
Inventor:
Jerome B. Korten, New York, NY (US);
Assignee:
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/00 (2006.01); A61M 16/10 (2006.01); A61M 16/12 (2006.01); A61M 16/08 (2006.01); A61M 16/16 (2006.01); A61M 16/22 (2006.01); A61B 5/087 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 16/12 (2013.01); A61M 16/0051 (2013.01); A61B 5/087 (2013.01); A61B 2562/0247 (2013.01); A61M 16/0808 (2013.01); A61M 16/0866 (2014.02); A61M 16/16 (2013.01); A61M 16/22 (2013.01); A61M 2016/0015 (2013.01); A61M 2016/0027 (2013.01); A61M 2016/0036 (2013.01); A61M 2016/1025 (2013.01); A61M 2202/0208 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3331 (2013.01); A61M 2205/502 (2013.01); A61M 2205/52 (2013.01); A61M 2205/80 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus determine a phase angle between a first signal based on ventilator airflow for a breath and a second signal based upon ventilator firing for the breath. Based on the phase angle, an indication of a nature of dis-synchrony of airflow and ventilator firing is provided.