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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2013
Applicant:
Resmed Limited, Bella Vista, AU;
Inventors:
Qestra Camille Mulqueeny, Sydney, AU;
Stefano Nava, Pavia, IT;
Assignee:
RESMED LIMITED, Bella Vista, AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/087 (2006.01); A61M 16/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/0871 (2013.01); A61B 5/4205 (2013.01); A61M 16/00 (2013.01); A61M 16/0051 (2013.01); A61M 2016/0036 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and system for detecting an ineffective effort of a patient being mechanically ventilated by a ventilator comprises (i) monitoring a respiratory flow of air of the patient after said ventilator has cycled; (ii) creating a signal indicative of said flow; (iii) removing artifact from said signal; (iv) monitoring said signal for perturbations; and (v) determining that an ineffective effort has occurred when said perturbation is significant.