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[A design of the circuit of a monitoring system for respiratory mechanical parameters]
De-Wang Li1, Yuan-Ying Qiu, Ji-Lun Ye
1School of Electronic and Mechanical Engineering, Xidian University.
Abstract:
The circuit of a monitoring system for respiratory mechanical parameters is designed based on the detection of respiratory flow and pressure. Breaking through the restrictions of traditional methods that can only monitor respiratory rate, this design is able to monitor more than 10 respiratory parameters simultaneously and thus provides a good technical support for improving the properties of homemade monitors.
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