The present invention discloses a Lung condition monitoring device for performing ultrafast detection of humidity level in exhaled air while breathing out and therefrom detect condition of the human lungs in real time. The Lung 5 condition monitoring device comprises a mouthpiece for forcibly exhaling air there through, one or more humidity sensor to measure the variable electrical resistance based on level of adsorption of water molecules thereon of the humidity content of exhaled air and real time monitoring unit operatively connected to said humidity sensor and having correlating means for correlating 10 the change in humidity level and related variation in the electrical resistance due to exhalation to peak flow rate of the exhaled air for monitoring lung condition. The Lung condition monitoring device is also capable of wireless data transfer to any peripheral computing device such as mobile phone via wireless connectivity and show the test results on the mobile phone display with the help of a 15 proprietary application embodied in the phones operating system. The mobile interface increases the portability, data monitoring, and user friendliness of the device. Further, the mobile interface helps in storage and analysis of big time data for prognosis, diagnosis, and therapeutic purposes.

A medical monitoring system for identifying an end-exhalation carbon dioxide value of enhanced clinical utility is described herein. The medical monitoring system can include a capnometer for generating an output corresponding to a time-series of exhaled carbon dioxide values from a patient during an exhalation and a processor programmed to analyze the exhalation. In some examples, the processor can also be programmed to identify a peak carbon dioxide value at an end of the exhalation, determine if the peak carbon dioxide value may have been higher if the exhalation had been prolonged, and provide an output responsive to said determination.

A physiological information processing system includes: a respiration sensor that is configured to detect a respiratory condition of a subject to whom a ventilation device is attached; a light emitting device that is configured to emit light toward an outside; and a physiological information processing apparatus that is connected to the respiration sensor and the light emitting device. The physiological information processing apparatus is configured to: acquire a parameter relevant to respiration of the subject; determine whether or not the parameter is included in a threshold range; and change a visual aspect of the light emitting device in response to determining whether or not the parameter is included in the threshold range. The light emitting device is removably attached to a columnar body.

A method of predicting the likelihood of responding to one or more obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) treatments for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) of a candidate subject, the method including the steps of: (a) measuring a first series of polysomnography and anthropometric parameters for at least a collection of OSA sufferers; (b) correlating the parameters with at least one of the corresponding upper-airway collapsibility (Pcrit), arousal threshold, loop gain and pharyngeal muscle responsiveness measurement of each subject; (c) determining a corresponding description structure describing the correlation of step (d); and (d) utilising the corresponding description structure, in conjunction with a series of polysomnography and anthropometric parameters measured for the candidate subject to predict the likelihood of responding to one or more obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) treatments to thereby provide a clinical decision diagnostic tool for obstructive sleep apnea.

Apparatus, systems and methods are described, such as for providing, or controlling mechanical ventilation provided to, a patient. A controller may control a gas delivery system to deliver gas to the patient according to a FiO2 setting and a PEEP setting. The controller may adjust the FiO2 setting to an updated FiO2 setting based at least in part on a determined oxygen concentration of the patient's blood and may update the PEEP setting based at least in part on the updated FiO2 setting. Furthermore, the controller may update the PEEP setting based at least in part on the updated FiO2 setting and the current PEEP setting. An updated PEEP setting may be based at least in part on PEEP change eligibility rules and PEEP selection rules. The FiO2 setting may be adjusted so as to relatively rapidly increase the FiO2 setting in response to a rapidly decreasing patient SpO2.

A device for delivering medication to a user may include a circular or elliptical body that include a mouthpiece, a flexible strip of medication, a lever, and a mouthpiece cover, where the mouthpiece cover is rotatable about the body. The electronics module may include a communication circuit, a sensor system, and a switch. The lever may be configured to actuate the switch when the lever is moved from a closed position to an open position. The lever is configured to advance a dose of medication on the flexible strip when moved from the closed position to the open position. When actuated, the switch may be configured to switch the electronics module from an off state to an active state wen the lever is actuated for a first time by a user. Thereafter, the electronics module is configured to not return to the off state.

A device (400) for delivering medication to a user includes a circular or elliptical body (410) that includes a mouthpiece (420), a flexible strip (401) of medication, a lever (424), and a mouthpiece cover (491), where the mouthpiece cover is rotatable about the body. An electronics module (120) includes a communication circuit (134), a power supply (126), a sensor system (128), and a switch. The lever is configured to actuate the switch when the lever is moved from a closed position to an open position. The lever is further configured to advance a dose of medication on the flexible strip when moved from the closed position to the open position. The switch switches the electronics module from an off state to an active state when the lever is actuated for a first time by a user. The electronics module is configured to not return to the off state thereafter.

A breathing apparatus (1) is disclosed that is adapted to determine a transpulmonary pressure in a patient (125) when connected to said breathing apparatus. A control unit (105) is operable to set a first mode of operation for ventilating said patient with a first Positive End Expiratory Pressure (PEEP) level; set a second mode of operation for ventilating said patient with a second PEEP level starting from said first PEEP level; and determine said transpulmonary pressure (Ptp) based on a change in end-expiratory lung volume (ΔEELV) and a difference between said first PEEP level and said second PEEP level (ΔPEEP). Furthermore, a method and computer program are disclosed.

An inhalation monitoring system includes an inhaler having a medicament delivery apparatus configured to deliver medicament to a user during an inhalation of the user; inhalation monitoring apparatus, configured to, during the inhalation, gather data for determining a measure of the user's lung function and/or lung health; and a processor configured to receive the data from the inhalation monitoring apparatus and, using the data, determine a measure of the user's lung function and/or lung health.

An incentive spirometer has a housing (1) with a vertical cylinder (4) connected at its upper end to one end of a gas passage (8) that is connected at its opposite end to an inlet tube (10) and mouthpiece (11). A piston (20) in the cylinder is moved up when the patient inhales through the mouthpiece and thereby creates a reduced pressure at the upper end of the cylinder. The spirometer also includes a flow sensor (30) located in the gas passage (8) that generates a wireless signal indicative of gas flow along the passage. A monitor (40), such as a suitably programmed mobile phone, is located separately of the spirometer housing (1) and responds to the output of the sensor (30). The monitor (40) records and provides feedback to the user indicative of his use of the apparatus.