Medical device for determining the posture of patient

摘要

In a method and a device for determining the posture of a patient, a bio-impedance measurement device, having a number of electrodes configured to interact with the patient in a number of different electrode configurations, is operated to initiate a patient posture determining session by measuring an impedance value of the patient with the electrodes in at least one configuration among the number of configurations. A reference impedance value from among a number of stored reference impedance values for the at least one configuration is selected. The number of stored reference impedance values are respectively associated with different postures of the patient, and the posture associated with the selected reference impedance value represents a candidate posture. The measured impedance value is compared with the selected reference impedance value, thereby obtaining a comparison result. Dependent on said comparison result, it is automatically determined whether the current posture of the patient conforms to the candidate posture.

主权项

1. A method for determining the posture of a patient comprising the steps of:
with a bio-impedance measurement device having a plurality of electrodes configured to interact with the patient in a plurality of different electrode configurations, initiating a patient posture determining session by measuring an impedance value of the patient with said electrodes in at least one configuration among said plurality of configurations; selecting a reference impedance value from among a plurality of stored reference impedance values for said at least one configuration, said plurality of stored reference impedance values being respectively associated with different postures of the patient, and the posture associated with the selected reference impedance value representing a candidate posture; comparing the measured impedance value with the selected reference impedance value, thereby obtaining a comparison result; and dependent on said comparison result, automatically electronically determining whether the current posture of the patient conforms to the candidate posture.