Method of and apparatus for monitoring lung function
CA 2118643 C · Owner: Vermaak, Jan Christiaan · Inventors: Vermaak, Jan Christiaan
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A method of measuring lung function in a subject includes connecting a pneumotach in series with the subject's airway and taking pressure readings upstream and downstream of a fixed resistance element in the pneumotach. Second pressure readings are taken with a second resistance element in place, and the sets of readings are processed to calculate characteristic flow curves for the subject's airway. First and second time constants are calculated from the flow curves and are used, to calculate values of lung compliance and airway resistance. The invention extends to a pneumotach device with a fixed first resistance element and a removable second resistance element. The invention also extends …
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- Filed March 9, 1994 and granted August 29, 2000. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended March 9, 2014.
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