A flowmeter and filter assembly for spirometry have a flowmeter with a turbine rotor and sensor means for detecting the speed of rotation of the rotor, and a filter upstream of the flowmeter. An air-conveying device modifies the direction of the flow of air at an outlet from the filter to set the rotor in rotation within the flowmeter. The air-conveying device is integrated in the filter instead of in the flowmeter.

A flowmeter and filter assembly for spirometry have a flowmeter with a turbine rotor and sensor means for detecting the speed of rotation of the rotor, and a filter upstream of the flowmeter. An air-conveying device modifies the direction of the flow of air at an outlet from the filter to set the rotor in rotation within the flowmeter. The air-conveying device is integrated in the filter instead of in the flowmeter.

A portable hand-held spirometer is disclosed for use in taking respiratory tests and storing and displaying test results. The configuration of the spirometer includes handgrips that are positioned to ensure that the user is properly positioned to provide maximum breathing required for valid test results to be obtained. The spirometer also includes a progressively illuminated indicator that can be viewed by the user during a test to provide an indication in real-time to the user of the expected/desired duration of the exhalation or inhalation test. The indicator is completely illuminated only when the measured accumulated volume of air passing through the spirometer equals a predicted volume determined based on the age, gender, height, weight and ethnicity of the user stored in the spirometer. The structures and arrangement of a turbine assembly and sensors is also disclosed. Further, a method of receiving, storing and displaying information on the spirometer via a color touch screen display is also disclosed.

A portable hand-held spirometer is disclosed for use in taking respiratory tests and storing and displaying test results. The configuration of the spirometer includes handgrips that are positioned to ensure that the user is properly positioned to provide maximum breathing required for valid test results to be obtained. The spirometer also includes a progressively illuminated indicator that can be viewed by the user during a test to provide an indication in real-time to the user of the expected/desired duration of the exhalation or inhalation test. The indicator is completely illuminated only when the measured accumulated volume of air passing through the spirometer equals a predicted volume determined based on the age, gender, height, weight and ethnicity of the user stored in the spirometer. The structures and arrangement of a turbine assembly and sensors is also disclosed. Further, a method of receiving, storing and displaying information on the spirometer via a color touch screen display is also disclosed.

Peak flow meters are often used by asthma patients to monitor their physical condition. It is imperative that a peak flow meter is conducive to patient usage and recording. A peak flow meter with a tube and rotary fin for use with a mobile device is described. The peak flow meter receives air from the patient through the tube which spins the rotary fin. The peak flow meter physically attaches to a mobile device. The rotation of the rotary fin interrupts the light going into the camera or light sensor of the mobile device. The rate of the interruption is converted to airflow measurement that is displayed to the user, saved to the mobile device, and uploaded to cloud storage.

Peak flow meters are often used by asthma patients to monitor their physical condition. It is imperative that a peak flow meter is conducive to patient usage and recording. A peak flow meter with a tube and rotary fin for use with a mobile device is described. The peak flow meter receives air from the patient through the tube which spins the rotary fin. The peak flow meter physically attaches to a mobile device. The rotation of the rotary fin interrupts the light going into the camera or light sensor of the mobile device. The rate of the interruption is converted to airflow measurement that is displayed to the user, saved to the mobile device, and uploaded to cloud storage.

Disclosed are biofeedback methods and devices suitable for providing biofeedback useful for helping a user control an own breathing, for example, to help in inducing deep breathing, and such biofeedback devices further comprising a dispenser for dispensing an inhalable substance.

A combined blow gun and projectile wherein the blowgun includes an elongated tubular component, a mouth piece, at least one sensor, and a visual indicator for projectile speed. The kit is simple and provides a method of qualitatively evaluating breath force whether for sport or for medical purposes.

An endoscope system includes an illumination unit which includes a modulation section configured to control a visible light source so that visible light from the visible light source is subjected to intensity modulation in a predetermined pattern, and emits modulated visible light as illumination light, a detection section configured to detect the modulated visible light, and a determination section configured to determine whether an insertion portion of an endoscope is present in an object based on a detection result of the detection section. The illumination unit is arranged outside the object, and the detection section is arranged at the insertion portion.

Disclosed are biofeedback methods and devices suitable for providing biofeedback useful 1 for helping a user control an own breathing, for example, to help in inducing deep breathing, and such biofeedback devices further comprising a dispenser for dispensing an inhalable substance.