NI LabVIEW based breathing trainer with biofeedback and plethysmography

National Instruments´ (NI) Lab VIEW-based breathing trainer with biofeedback and plethysmography is a pc-guided trainer that aims to provide support in recovering proper breathing for patients who have undergone surgical operations (cardiac, respiratory, and anything of the likes), patients with damage in the ribcage, and those having Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). It is a combined technology of plethysmography, incentive spirometer, and LabVIEW application. Through the integration of these technologies, the trainer monitors pulse rate of the patient as he/she undergoes training from the incentive spirometer and displays the result on the LabVIEW-based pc application. It also allows the patients to be guided throughout their training sessions by providing feedback and further instructions. The combination of measurement of health parameters and the biofeedback of the system is the key for the system being a breathing trainer. The monitoring of lung capacity and pulse rate exhibit the status of the oxygen intake and distribution of the user; furthermore the biofeedback teaches the user how to improve such measurable health parameters.