Title :
A new device for pulmonary rehabilitation based on visual feedback — 1 — Principle and methods
Author :
Estève, François ; Blanc-Gras, Nathalie ; Baconnier, Pierre ; Benchetrit, Gila
Author_Institution :
Soc. RBI, Meylan, France
fDate :
Oct. 29 1992-Nov. 1 1992
Abstract :
A new device for pulmonary rehabilitation based on visual feedback has been developed. It has been derived from the notion of respiratory "personality" , its purpose is to assist therapists in practising the patient\´s pulmonary rehabilitation. Ventilatory movements are recorded using a respiratory inductance plethysmography coupled with a computerized acquisition system.
Keywords :
biomedical equipment; patient rehabilitation; patient treatment; plethysmography; pneumodynamics; computerized acquisition system; pulmonary rehabilitation device; respiratory inductance plethysmography coupling; ventilatory movements; visual feedback-1-methods; visual feedback-1-principle; Coils; Monitoring; Presses; Wires;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1992 14th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Paris
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0785-2
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1992.5761949
