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

Claim 16:
17. A medical device for patient monitoring, the medical device comprising:
an input configured to receive an electrocardiogram (ECG) signal associated with a patient; and
one or more processors configured to:
detect 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,
determine a change in respiratory effort of the patient based at least in part on the change in the frequency modulation,
determine a change in a respiratory condition of the patient based on the change in respiratory effort, and
generate an output indicative of the change in respiratory condition.