Apparatus and method for intelligent electronic peak flow meters
US8034002B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 17, 2006 |
| Grant date | Oct 11, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 17, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG16H40/67
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An enhanced electronic peak flow meter is provided that combines some of the enhanced electronic features found in other electronic peak flow meters with software for executing a stochastic process control and evaluating the digital respiratory data collected by the meter. The programmed stochastic process control is capable of selecting and calculating any one of a number of pulmonary function parameters including at least one statistical process control variable to determine a pulmonary threshold. Information systems linking doctor's offices and patient's meters are further provided to transmit warning data in cases where the pulmonary threshold is exceeded.
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