Patent ID: 11957449
Assignee: MEDICAL DESIGN SOLUTIONS, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 14:
15. A wearable physiological parameter monitoring system, comprising:
a wearable garment that is configured to be removably positioned on a subject, said subject comprising a spine, an umbilicus and a xyphoid process,
said physiological monitoring system comprising a power source, respiratory parameter monitoring sub-system, a physiological parameter sub-system, and an electronics module, said power source, respiratory parameter monitoring sub-system and physiological parameter sub-system being in communication with said electronics module,
said physiological parameter sub-system comprising an accelerometer adapted and configured to detect anatomical positions and movement of said subject, and generate and transmit a plurality of accelerometer signals representing same,
said respiratory parameter monitoring sub-system comprising a transmitter coil, a first receiver coil and a second receiver coil,
said transmitter coil, said first receiver coil and said second receiver coil being positioned on said wearable garment, whereby, when said wearable garment is positioned on said subject, said first and second receiver coils are in axial alignment with said transmitter coil, and said transmitter coil is positioned proximate said spine of said subject, said first receiver coil is positioned proximate said xyphoid process of said subject, and said second receiver coil is positioned proximate said umbilicus of said subject,
said transmitter coil adapted to generate a plurality of alternating current (AC) magnetic fields,
said plurality of alternating AC magnetic fields comprising a first plurality of field dimensions comprising a first plurality of variable field strengths as a function of a first plurality of distances of said first receiver coil from said transmitter coil, and a second plurality of field dimensions comprising a second plurality of variable field strengths as a function of a second plurality of distances of said second receiver coil from said transmitter coil,
said first receiver coil adapted to detect and measure said first plurality of variable field strengths of said first plurality of field dimensions,
said second receiver coil being adapted to detect and measure said second plurality of variable field strengths of said second plurality of field dimensions,
said first receiver coil further adapted to generate a first plurality of AC magnetic field strength signals representing said first plurality of variable field strengths,
said second receiver coil further adapted to generate a second plurality of AC magnetic field strength signals representing said second plurality of variable field strengths,
said electronics module adapted to control said respiratory parameter monitoring sub-system and said physiological parameter sub-system,
said electronics module further adapted to receive, isolate and process said first plurality of AC magnetic field strength signals transmitted by said first receiver coil, said second plurality of AC magnetic field strength signals transmitted by said second receiver coil, and said plurality of accelerometer signals transmitted by said accelerometer, and determine at least one respiratory parameter of said subject as a function of said first plurality of AC magnetic field strength signals transmitted by said first receiver coil, said second plurality of AC magnetic field strength signals transmitted by said second receiver coil, and said plurality of accelerometer signals transmitted by said accelerometer,
said electronics module further adapted to determine at least one respiratory disorder of said subject as a function of said determined at least one respiratory parameter and said determined value thereof.