Patent ID: 11872030
Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method of patient monitoring, the method comprising:
receiving, by one or more processors, an electrocardiogram (ECG) signal associated with a patient;
detecting, by the one or more processors, a change in a frequency modulation of the ECG signal between a first portion of the ECG signal and a second portion of the ECG signal, wherein the first portion corresponds to the patient breathing without resistance and the second portion corresponds to the patient breathing with resistance;
determining, by the one or more processors, a change in respiratory effort of the patient based at least in part on the change in the frequency modulation;
determining, by the one or more processors, a change in a respiratory condition of the patient based on the change in respiratory effort; and
generating, by the one or more processors, an output indicative of the change in respiratory condition.