The present disclosure describes a system that automatically detects patient-ventilator asynchrony and trends in patient-ventilator asynchrony. The present disclosure describes a framework that uses pressure, flow, and volume waveforms to detect patient-ventilator asynchrony and the presence of secretions in the ventilator circuit.

The present disclosure describes a system that automatically detects patient-ventilator asynchrony and trends in patient-ventilator asynchrony. The present disclosure describes a framework that uses pressure, flow, and volume waveforms to detect patient-ventilator asynchrony and the presence of secretions in the ventilator circuit.

The hiccup relieving apparatus includes a body with a first end having a mouthpiece, a second end having a restriction in the body between the first end and the second end. The restriction makes it difficult to draw fluid through the body to the user's mouth. The fluid can be air or the body can be immersed in water or other potable liquid in a container. The restriction requires an adult user, using the mouthpiece, to produce a threshold suction of for example water before water can flow from the water in the water container, through the body, through the mouthpiece, and to the user.

The present invention discloses a method for synchronized ventilation using an external diaphragm pacemaker and a ventilator, which includes the following steps: (1) filtrating captured EAdi signal to reduce the noises, (2) assessing the absolute peak value a of the EAdi signal and: if a<0.5 V, adjust the external diaphragm pacemaker to issue a stimulus current at a frequency of 10-12 beats per minute, and at the same time trigger the ventilator to perform ventilation in an assisted ventilation mode; if 0.5a1.0 V, adjust the external diaphragm pacemaker to issue a stimulus current at a frequency of 5-8 beats per minute, and at the same time trigger the ventilator to perform ventilation in an assisted ventilation mode; if 1.0<a2.0 V, adjust the external diaphragm pacemaker to issue a stimulus current at a frequency of 3-4 beats per minute and at the same time trigger the ventilator to perform ventilation in an assisted ventilation mode. The present invention also discloses a device which couples an external diaphragm pacemaker to a ventilator. The present invention brings the external diaphragm pacemaker into the application of mechanical ventilation in the emergency room and intensive care unit.

A ventilation system provides patient-triggered support ventilation to a spontaneously breathing patient during ongoing high frequency ventilation (HFV), and has a pneumatic unit operated by a control computer for delivery of breathing gas in response to an effort to breathe by the patient, and an oscillator for superimposing high frequency oscillation onto the breathing gas. The system further includes a bioelectric sensor that measures a bioelectric signal indicative of the patient's efforts to breathe, and the control computer controls the delivery of breathing gas in response to the patient's effort to breathe, based on this bioelectric signal. The ventilation system is hence designed for neurally triggered support ventilation during ongoing HFV, which makes the trigger mechanism of the ventilation system more precise and robust compared to known trigger mechanisms of HFV ventilation systems.

A mechanical ventilation device includes at least one electronic controller configured to receive imaging data related to a dimension of a diaphragm of a patient during inspiration and expiration while the patient undergoes mechanical ventilation therapy with an associated mechanical ventilator; calculate a pressure value (P.sub.l, DP.sub.l) of a chest of the patient based on at least the imaging data; and when the calculated pressure value (P.sub.l, DP.sub.l) does not satisfy an acceptance criterion, at least one of output an alert indicative of the calculated pressure value (P.sub.l, DP.sub.l) failing to satisfy the acceptance criterion; and output a recommended adjustment to one or more parameters of the mechanical ventilation therapy delivered to the patient.

The present disclosure relates to a method, computer program and breathing apparatus for determination of at least one physiological parameter including the neuromechanical efficiency [NME] of a patient (3) being mechanically ventilated by the breathing apparatus (1). This is achieved by obtaining (S2, S4) samples of an airway pressure (P.sub.aw), a patient flow (), a change in lung volume (V) caused by the patient flow, and an electrical activity of a respiratory muscle of the patient (3), during ventilation of the patient at a first level of ventilatory assist and a second and different level of ventilatory assist, and determining (S5) the at least one physiological parameter, including NME, from the airway pressure samples, the patient flow samples, the samples of the change in lung volume, and the samples of the electrical activity of the respiratory muscle, obtained at the different levels of ventilatory assist.

The present disclosure relates to a system (1) for carbon dioxide [CO2] removal from the circulatory system of a patient (3), comprising a medical device (5) for providing extracorporeal lung assist [ECLA] treatment to the patient (3) through extracorporeal removal of CO2 from the patient's blood, at least one control unit (22A-22C) for controlling the operation of the medical device (5) so as to control a degree of CO2 removal obtained by the ECLA treatment, and a bioelectric sensor (7) for detecting a bioelectric signal indicative of the patient's efforts to breathe. The at least one control unit (22A-22C) is configured to control the operation of the medical device (5) based on the detected bioelectric signal.

A system and method are presented that electrically stimulates the phrenic nerve whereby said stimulation results in muscle activation of the diaphragm as observed by a measurement of work or power of breathing associated with the inspiratory portion of a stimulated breath.

A device for administering oxygen therapy to a patient comprises a gas intake valve; a primary flow path connecting the gas intake valve to a gas output connector, the primary flow path comprising a flow controller configured to adjust a first flow rate through the primary flow path, wherein the flow controller is in electronic communication with a processor and memory; at least one physiological sensor communicatively coupled to the processor performing a method comprising: receiving a target oxygen saturation level; receiving at least one measured physiological parameter from the at least one physiological sensor; analyzing the at least one measured physiological parameter to determine a predicted oxygen saturation level of a patient for a first time window; and adjusting the first flow rate with the flow controller to bring the predicted oxygen saturation level within a threshold value of the target oxygen saturation level.