Mechanical analysis of an oscillatory positive expiratory pressure device used in respiratory rehabilitation

2010 Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC'10

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 2477-2480

  Alves, C E ^a   Nunes, L G M Q ^a   Melo, P L ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVICE CHARACTERIZATION; FLOW RANGES; MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; OSCILLATION AMPLITUDE; PEAK FREQUENCIES; POSITIVE PRESSURE; PRACTICAL USE; PRESSURE DEVICES; REHABILITATION DEVICES; RESONANCE FREQUENCIES; RESPIRATORY DISEASE;

OSCILLATING FLOW; RESONANCE; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

EQUIPMENT;

ARTICLE; BREATHING; BREATHING DISORDER; CHEST WALL OSCILLATION; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXHALATION; HUMAN; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; OSCILLOMETRY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRESSURE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPUTUM;

CHEST WALL OSCILLATION; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXHALATION; HUMANS; OSCILLOMETRY; POSITIVE-PRESSURE RESPIRATION; PRESSURE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESPIRATION; RESPIRATION DISORDERS; SOFTWARE; SPUTUM; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 78650849938     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IEMBS.2010.5626560     Document Type: Conference Paper

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