Patent ID: 6162183
Filing Date: 2000-12-19
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A respiration monitor system comprising:a housing sized and configured to be worn by a user;a vibration output device affixed to the housing, the vibration output device configured to transmit a vibration signal perceptible by the user when the vibration output device is activated;a non-rigid member configured to extend and retract with respect to at least a portion of the housing, to correspond to respiration of the user;a signal generator affixed to the housing, the signal generator configured to generate distance signals indicating a distance related to the extension and retraction of the non-rigid member;a memory configured to store respiration feedback criteria;a processor affixed to the housing and coupled to the memory, the vibration output device and the signal generator, the processor configured to receive the distance signals and configured to turn on the vibration output device based on whether the distance signals satisfy the stored respiration feedback criteria; anda mode switch wherein the user with the mode switch selects an operational mode having a particular respiration feedback criteria from a plurality of operational modes under which the processor operates wherein the processor is further configured to adjust the respiration feedback criteria of the selected operational mode based on the distance signals.