RIP bands (Respiratory Inductance Plethysmography) allow for measurement of respiratory endpoints non-invasively in large animals.
While ecgAUTO utilizes pioneering shape recognition to analyze large data sets of ECGs and detect arrhythmias in minutes, a separate module is available for RIP analysis. However, both endpoints can be acquired at the same time using the emkaPACK5 transmitter.
emkaPACK5 uses up to 2 RIP bands (abdominal and thoracic) to derive tidal volume, minute volume, phase angle, etc. in large animals. The asynchronous movement between abdominal and thoracic breathing can be seen with the use of 2 RIP belts.
Possible endpoints include but are not limited to heart rate, interval analysis (i.e. RR, PR, QT, QRS, QTc), lung volume measurements (i.e. TV, MV, AVo), frequency, and phase angle with the use of ECG leads and RIP bands, respectively.