| US 7,588,543 B2 | ||
| Method and apparatus for predicting work of breathing | ||
| Neil R. Euliano, Gainesville, Fla. (US); Victor L. Brennan, Gainesville, Fla. (US); Paul B. Blanch, Alachua, Fla. (US); and Michael J. Banner, Alachua, Fla. (US) | ||
| Assigned to University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc., Gainesville, Fla. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jun. 05, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/758,159. | ||
| Application 11/758159 is a continuation of application No. 10/652992, filed on Aug. 29, 2003, granted, now 7,425,201. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/407099, filed on Aug. 30, 2002. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0232951 A1, Oct. 04, 2007 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. A61B 5/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 600—529 [600/533; 600/538; 600/300] | 12 Claims |
| 1. A method for estimating effort of breathing of a patient, comprising:
receiving respiratory parameters of the patient;
calculating, with a processor, respiratory data from the respiratory parameters;
inputting the respiratory data into a mathematical model created using clinical data; and
providing at least one output variable from the mathematical model corresponding to effort of breathing;
wherein the mathematical model is a neural network trained to provide said at least one output variable, wherein the training
of the neural network comprises clinical testing of a test population of patients using esophageal pressure as clinical data
input to the neural network.
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