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US5810741A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Method of measuring respiration and respiratory effort using plural catheters

Assignee: Medtronic Inc
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Filing: 1995-12-21
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Granted: 1998-09-22
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Expires: 2015-12-21
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Abstract

Abstract A method of determining the existence and location of an obstruction in a respiratory track includes introducing a first catheter having a first sensing site into the body of a patient until the first sensing site is positioned so that it is distal to the obstruction. The first catheter is used to monitor respiratory effort with generated signals indicative of respiratory effort. A second catheter having a second sensing site is positioned so that the second sensing site is near the nostrils. The second catheter is used to monitor actual respiration with generated signals indicative of actual respiration. The existence of the obstruction is verified by observing respiratory effort signals without corresponding actual respiration signals.

Inventors

  • 👤 Anders Essen-Moller

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 15:35
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B5/00; A61B5/03; A61B5/08; A61B5/145; A61B5/14539; A61B5/48; A61B5/4806; A61B5/4818

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim 154 words
A method of determining existence and location of an obstruction in a respiratory track comprising the steps of: introducing a first catheter into the respiratory track so that a first sensing site is positioned distal to the obstruction, by inserting the first catheter into the respiratory track until signals from the first catheter indicative of respiratory effort cease to occur, indicating that the first catheter has been pushed to a distal side of said obstruction; using the first catheter to monitor respiratory effort with signals generated at said first sensing site indicative of the respiratory effort; positioning a second catheter in the respiratory track so that a second sensing site is near nostrils; using the second catheter to monitor actual respiration with signals from the second catheter generated at said second sensing site indicative of the actual respiration; and verifying existence of the obstruction by observing respiratory effort signals without corresponding actual respiration signals.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 154 words
A method of determining existence and location of an obstruction in a respiratory track comprising the steps of: introducing a first catheter into the respiratory track so that a first sensing site is positioned distal to the obstruction, by inserting the first catheter into the respiratory track until signals from the first catheter indicative of respiratory effort cease to occur, indicating that the first catheter has been pushed to a distal side of said obstruction; using the first catheter to monitor respiratory effort with signals generated at said first sensing site indicative of the respiratory effort; positioning a second catheter in the respiratory track so that a second sensing site is near nostrils; using the second catheter to monitor actual respiration with signals from the second catheter generated at said second sensing site indicative of the actual respiration; and verifying existence of the obstruction by observing respiratory effort signals without corresponding actual respiration signals.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 54 words
A method as defined by claim 1, wherein said step of using the first catheter to monitor respiratory effort includes the step of using a sensor selected from the group consisting of: a pressure transducer; an optical pressure sensor; a lumen providing perfusion; an acoustic sensor; a balloon pressure sensor; and an impedance sensor.
Claim 4
Independent Claim 54 words
A method as defined by clam 1, wherein said step of using the second catheter to monitor actual respiration includes the step of using a sensor located at said second sensing site to monitor said actual respiration, where the sensor is selected from the group consisting of a pressure sensor and a temperature sensor.
Claim 5
Independent Claim 54 words
A method as defined by clam 1, wherein said step of using the second catheter to monitor actual respiration includes the step of using a sensor located at said second sensing site to monitor said actual respiration, where the sensor is selected from the group consisting of a pressure sensor and a temperature sensor.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 37 words
A method as defined by claim 3, wherein said pressure sensor is selected from the group consisting of a pressure transducer, an optical pressure sensor, or a lumen providing perfusion, and said temperature sensor is a thermistor.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 50 words
A method as defined by claim 1, further comprising the step of locating the obstruction by inserting the second catheter into the respiratory track until the signals indicative of actual respiration cease to occur, indicating that the second catheter also has been pushed to a distal side of said obstruction.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 50 words
A method as defined by claim 1, further comprising the step of locating the obstruction by withdrawing the first catheter until it registers respiration effort signals similar to respiration signals registered by the second catheter, indicating that the first catheter has crossed over to a proximal side of said obstruction.
Claim 9
Independent Claim 132 words
A method of determining existence and location of an obstruction in a respiratory track comprising the steps of: introducing a first sensor catheter into the respiratory track and positioning the catheter so that a first sensor on the first catheter is positioned distal to the obstruction thus monitoring respiratory effort, by inserting the first catheter into the respiratory track until signals from the first sensor indicative of respiratory effort cease to occur, indicating that the first sensor has been pushed to a distal side of said obstruction; positioning a second sensor catheter in the respiratory track so that a sensing site on the second catheter is sufficiently near nostrils to permit monitoring signals indicative of actual respiration; and verifying existence of the obstruction by observing respiratory effort signals without corresponding respiration signals.
Claim 10
Independent Claim 132 words
A method of determining existence and location of an obstruction in a respiratory track comprising the steps of: introducing a first sensor catheter into the respiratory track and positioning the catheter so that a first sensor on the first catheter is positioned distal to the obstruction thus monitoring respiratory effort, by inserting the first catheter into the respiratory track until signals from the first sensor indicative of respiratory effort cease to occur, indicating that the first sensor has been pushed to a distal side of said obstruction; positioning a second sensor catheter in the respiratory track so that a sensing site on the second catheter is sufficiently near nostrils to permit monitoring signals indicative of actual respiration; and verifying existence of the obstruction by observing respiratory effort signals without corresponding respiration signals.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 54 words
A method as defined by claim 7, further comprising the step of locating the obstruction by inserting the second sensor catheter into the respiratory track until respiration signals similar to the respiratory effort signals cease to occur, indicating that the second sensor catheter also has been pushed to a distal side of said obstruction.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 53 words
A method as defined by claim 7, further comprising the step of locating the obstruction by withdrawing the first sensor catheter until it registers respiration effort signals similar to respiration signals registered by the second sensor catheter, indicating that the first sensor catheter has crossed over to a proximal side of said obstruction.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 22 words
A method as defined by claim 7, wherein said second sensor catheter has a structure the same as said first sensor catheter.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 34 words
A method as defined by claim 7, wherein said sensor catheters include sensors which are any of a pressure sensor, a temperature sensor, an electrical pressure transducer, an optical pressure sensor, and a thermistor.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 28 words
A method as defined by claim 7, wherein the step of positioning said second sensor catheter includes positioning said second sensor catheter just inside one of the nostrils.
Claim 16
Independent Claim 144 words
A method of monitoring obstructive and central nervous system sleep apnea comprising the steps of: introducing into a respiratory track a first sensor catheter and positioning a sensor on the first catheter distal to any airway obstruction for monitoring respiratory effort; positioning in the respiratory track a second sensor catheter so that a sensor on the second catheter is sufficiently near nostrils to permit monitoring of actual respiration; connecting the catheters to an ambulatory recorder and recording signals from the sensors and thus monitoring both respiratory effort and respiration; recording an apnea when there are no signals indicative of actual respiration and classifying recorded apneas as obstructive if signals indicative of respiratory efforts occur in the absence of signals indicative of actual respiration and as central nervous system if there are no signals indicative of respiratory effort and no signals indicative of actual respiration.
Claim 17
Independent Claim 144 words
A method of monitoring obstructive and central nervous system sleep apnea comprising the steps of: introducing into a respiratory track a first sensor catheter and positioning a sensor on the first catheter distal to any airway obstruction for monitoring respiratory effort; positioning in the respiratory track a second sensor catheter so that a sensor on the second catheter is sufficiently near nostrils to permit monitoring of actual respiration; connecting the catheters to an ambulatory recorder and recording signals from the sensors and thus monitoring both respiratory effort and respiration; recording an apnea when there are no signals indicative of actual respiration and classifying recorded apneas as obstructive if signals indicative of respiratory efforts occur in the absence of signals indicative of actual respiration and as central nervous system if there are no signals indicative of respiratory effort and no signals indicative of actual respiration.

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