| CPC A61B 5/1135 (2013.01) [A61B 5/0064 (2013.01); A61B 5/05 (2013.01); A61B 5/1127 (2013.01); A61B 5/4818 (2013.01); A61B 5/6833 (2013.01); A61B 2503/04 (2013.01); A61B 2562/0219 (2013.01); A61B 2562/0223 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |
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1. A motion monitoring system including a wearable motion monitoring device comprising:
a first marker positionable onto a thoracic area of a subject, said first marker comprising:
a first marker housing
a first electronic circuitry unit configured to move with said first marker housing;
at least one first motion sensor including a first accelerometer configured to detect at least one body movement and configured to transmit first signals indicative of the at least one body movement to said first electronic circuitry, said first signals transmitted by said at least one first motion sensor including a first rotational component of the at least one body movement, said first electronic circuitry configured to transmit said first signals received from said at least one first motion sensor;
a first patch sized and shaped to be positioned between a thoracic body region of the subject and said first marker housing, said first patch configured to hold said first marker and comprising:
a first flexible patch body; and
a first holder to hold said first marker housing;
wherein said first patch is sized and shaped to be applied to the thoracic body region of the subject;
control circuitry configured to receive said transmitted first signals from said first electronic circuitry;
a second marker positionable onto an abdominal area of the subject, said second marker comprising:
a second marker housing;
a second electronic circuitry unit configured to move with said second marker housing;
at least one second motion sensor including a second accelerometer configured to detect at least one body movement and configured to transmit second signals indicative of the at least one body movement to said second electronic circuitry, said second signals transmitted by said at least one second sensor including a second rotational component of the at least one body movement, said second electronic circuitry configured to transmit said second signals received from said at least one second motion sensor;
a second patch sized and shaped to be positioned between an abdominal body region of the subject and said second marker housing, said second patch configured to hold said second marker and comprising:
a second flexible patch body; and
a second holder to hold said second marker housing;
wherein said second patch is sized and shaped to be applied to the abdominal body region of the subject;
wherein said control circuitry is configured to receive said transmitted second signals from said second electronic circuitry, to combine said received first and second signals from said respective first and second electronic circuitries, said combined signals including the first and second rotational components of the thoracic and abdominal body regions, respectively, into a single signal which emphasizes variations due to breathing between the thoracic area and the abdominal area, and to analyze said combined signals to extract one or more respiratory parameters.
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