Peak expiratory flow meter capable of spirometric test for asthma monitoring

Author

Kim, K.A. ; Lee, J.H. ; Lee, T.S. ; Cha, E.J.

Author_Institution

CKInternational Co. Ltd., Cheongju, South Korea

fYear

2003

fDate

20-22 Oct. 2003

Firstpage

254

Lastpage

255

Abstract

The present study designed a miniatured air chamber installed within a commercialized peak expiratory flow meter (PEFM), to obtain continuous flow signal measurement. Pressure in the chamber accurately estimated the flow with a volume error <1%, well meeting the criteria of the American Thoracic Society (ATS), which enabled spirometric parameters evaluation. Data communication thru RS232C by the electronic circuitry would be of great use for remote management of asthma.

Keywords

biomedical measurement; biosensors; data communication; diseases; flow measurement; flowmeters; patient monitoring; pneumodynamics; American Thoracic Society; RS232C; asthma monitoring; chronic respiratory diseases; continuous flow signal measurement; data communication; electronic circuitry; miniatured air chamber; peak expiratory flow meter; remote management; spirometric parameters evaluation; spirometric test; Biomedical monitoring; Built-in self-test; Fluid flow measurement; Patient monitoring; Pressure measurement; Protocols; Remote monitoring; Signal processing; Springs; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Biomedical Engineering, 2003. IEEE EMBS Asian-Pacific Conference on

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7943-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APBME.2003.1302680

Filename

1302680