COPD EXACERBATION PREDICTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - KONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV

Title:

COPD EXACERBATION PREDICTION SYSTEM AND METHOD

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2011/073815

Kind Code:

A3

Abstract:

A computer-implemented method for predicting an onset of an exacerbation in a COPD patient is provided. The method includes measuring physical activity of the patient over a period of time to gather physical activity data; measuring a respiration characteristic of the patient over the period of time to gather respiration data; and executing, on one or more computer processors, one or more computer program modules to detect the onset of the exacerbation based on predetermined criteria, wherein the predetermined criteria comprises a comparison of a change in the respiration data with a change in the physical activity data.

Inventors:

CHEUNG AMY OI MEE (US)
ATAKHORRAMI MARYAM (US)
MORREN GEERT GUY GEORGES (US)

Application Number:

PCT/IB2010/055220

Publication Date:

September 29, 2011

Filing Date:

November 17, 2010

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Assignee:

KONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV (NL)
CHEUNG AMY OI MEE (US)
ATAKHORRAMI MARYAM (US)
MORREN GEERT GUY GEORGES (US)

International Classes:

G16H20/30; G16H40/60; G16H50/20

Domestic Patent References:

WO2007052108A2	2007-05-10
WO2006102086A1	2006-09-28

Foreign References:

US20070276270A1

2007-11-29

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