Patent ID: 11865262
Assignee: nan
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 5:
6. A method of administering high-flow oxygen therapy, the method comprising the steps of:
providing a respiratory monitoring system, the respiratory monitoring system comprising:
a computer having:
a frame;
at least one display coupled to the frame;
at least one processor coupled to the frame; and

at least one bioimpedance sensor, the at least one bioimpedance sensor configured to be attachable to a torso of a patient and electrically couplable to the computer, and receive bioimpedance response from the patient;
wherein the respiratory monitoring system being configured to measure an inspiratory demand of the patient based on the bioimpedance response;

providing a breathing gas source, the breathing gas source outputting breathing gas deliverable to the patient by a tube attachable to the patient and to the breathing gas source;
attaching the at least one bioimpedance sensor to the computer of the respiratory monitoring system and to the patient;
attaching the tube to the patient and to the breathing gas source;
reading the measured inspiratory demand of the patient, the measured inspiratory demand of the patient being outputted to the at least one display of the respiratory monitoring system in communication with the computer;
determining a peak inspiratory demand based on the measured inspiratory demand;
adjusting flow rate of breathing gas to be delivered to the patient from the breathing gas source to equal to or greater than the determined peak inspiratory demand;
adjusting concentration of oxygen of the breathing gas; and
delivering the breathing gas to the patient at the adjusted flow rate and at the adjusted concentration of oxygen to achieve a target blood oxygen level of the patient.