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(12) PATENT APPLICATION PUBLICATION (21) Application No.1586/CHENP/2012 A
(19) INDIA
(22) Date of filing of Application :21/02/2012 (43) Publication Date : 21/06/2013
(54) Title of the invention : SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR QUANTIFYING LUNG COMPLIANCE IN A SELF-
VENTILATING SUBJECT
(51) International classification :A61B5/08
(31) Priority Document No :61/238782
(32) Priority Date :01/09/2009
(33) Name of priority country :U.S.A.
(86) International Application No
Filing Date
(87) International Publication No : NA
(61) Patent of Addition to Application
:NA
Number
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Filing Date
(62) Divisional to Application Number
Filing Date
:PCT/IB2010/053491
:30/07/2010
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(71)Name of Applicant :
1)KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
Address of Applicant :GROENEWOUDSEWEG 1
EINDHOVEN 5621 BA NETHERLANDS
(72)Name of Inventor :
1)BALOA WELZIEN Leonardo Alberto
2)OCONNOR Nathan Francis
(57) Abstract :
The lung compliance of a subject that is at least partially self-ventilating is determined. The quantification of lung compliance
may be an estimation a measurement and/or an approximate measurement. The quantification of lung compliance may be
enhanced over conventional techniques and/or systems for quantifying lung compliance of self-ventilating subjects in the lung
compliance may be quantified relatively accurately without an effort belt or other external sensing device that directly measures
diaphragmatic muscle pressure and without requiring the subject to manually control diaphragmatic muscle pressure.
Quantification of lung compliance may be a useful tool in evaluating the health of the subject including detection of fluid
retention associated with developing acute congestive heart failure.
No. of Pages : 27 No. of Claims : 15
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