Patents by Inventor Mercedes FRANCO GAY

Mercedes FRANCO GAY has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Apparatus and method for detecting health deterioration
    Patent number: 10674938
    Abstract: There is provided an apparatus for detecting the deteriorating health of a patient receiving gas from a respiratory device. The apparatus comprises a sensor unit configured to monitor a flow rate or pressure of a gas that is flowing in a pipe that connects the respiratory device to a gas delivery device worn by the patient, and a processor configured to measure a respiratory rate of the patient based on variations in the flow rate or pressure of gas in the pipe and to implement a trend analysis of the measured respiratory rate. The processor is configured to generate a warning when it determines that there is an upward trend in the measured respiratory rate and that a magnitude of the trend exceeds a threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: LINDE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Rigoberto Perez de Alejo Fortun, Mercedes Franco Gay
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING HEALTH DETERIORATION
    Publication number: 20160242675
    Abstract: There is provided an apparatus for detecting the deteriorating health of a patient receiving gas from a respiratory device. The apparatus comprises a sensor unit configured to monitor a flow rate or pressure of a gas that is flowing in a pipe that connects the respiratory device to a gas delivery device worn by the patient, and a processor configured to measure a respiratory rate of the patient based on variations in the flow rate or pressure of gas in the pipe and to implement a trend analysis of the measured respiratory rate. The processor is configured to generate a warning when it determines that there is an upward trend in the measured respiratory rate and that a magnitude of the trend exceeds a threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: Rigoberto PEREZ DE ALEJO FORTUN, Mercedes FRANCO GAY