Reusable inductive transducer for measuring respiration
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    发明申请
    Reusable inductive transducer for measuring respiration 审中-公开
    可重复使用感应传感器,用于测量呼吸

    公开(公告)号:US20060258948A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-11-16

    申请号:US11365269

    申请日:2006-03-01

    申请人: David Linville

    发明人: David Linville

    IPC分类号: A61B5/08

    摘要: The present invention is an inductance plethysmograph transducer particularly suited for use in respiratory monitoring. The transducer is in the form of a woven fabric providing a substantially flat extensible belt for encircling a portion of a patient for a wide range of patient sizes. The transducer is used for monitoring changes in cross-sectional area corresponding to changes in volume of an expandable organ such as the patient's chest or abdomen. At least one electrical conductor is woven directly into the fabric in a manner that improves the electrical performance of the transducer over the prior art in two ways. First, a high-density weave is used for the fabric that produces many more inductive turns of the embedded conductor(s), thereby increasing the overall inductance change, hence improving the signal to noise ratio, and increasing the expandability of the effective length of the transducer. Secondly, the conductor(s) are oriented within the weave perpendicular to the surface or the torso of a patient being monitored, thus reducing artifact due to body capacitance. In addition to improvements in the electrical performance, the manufacture of the inductance sensor is a single step process that can be carried out on existing looms, reducing the overall cost while improving the flexibility, durability, and ease of use. The present invention is also machine washable making reuse much less labor intensive and therefor much less expensive.

    摘要翻译: 本发明是特别适用于呼吸监测的电感体积描记器。 换能器是织造织物的形式,提供基本上平坦的可延展带,用于围绕患者大小范围的患者的一部分环绕。 换能器用于监测对应于诸如患者胸部或腹部的可扩张器官的体积变化的横截面积的变化。 至少一个电导体以两种方式以相对于现有技术改进换能器的电性能的方式直接编织到织物中。 首先,高密度编织被用于产生更多的嵌入导体的感应匝数的织物,从而增加整体的电感变化,从而提高信噪比,并提高有效长度的可扩展性 传感器。 其次,导体在垂直于所监视的患者的表面或躯干的编织内定向,从而减少由于身体电容引起的伪像。 除了电气性能的改进之外,电感传感器的制造是可以在现有织机上进行的单步骤过程,降低整体成本,同时提高柔性,耐久性和易用性。 本发明也是可机洗的,使得再利用少得多的劳动密集型,并且成本更低。