Analysis of Sleep Apnea

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2005-05-17

2005-05-17

Nasser, Robert L. (Department: 3736)

Surgery

Diagnostic testing

Respiratory

C600S534000, C600S529000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06893405

ABSTRACT:
A non-intrusive and quantitative method and apparatus for diagnosing sleep apnea and detecting apnea events by monitoring during sleep abdominal effort and thoracic effort, determining the phase of each effort, determining the difference in phase between each type of effort, and then determining the rate of phase angle change and standard deviation over time. Also provided may be treatment when apnea events are detected to trigger therapy apparatus such as airway positive pressure apparatus.

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