Surgery – Diagnostic testing
Reexamination Certificate
2007-10-16
2007-10-16
Hindenburg, Max (Department: 3736)
Surgery
Diagnostic testing
C128S920000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10214792
ABSTRACT:
A method for evaluating sleep disorders in mammals and distributing control information related to the sleep disorders through electronic communication networks. The method includes acquiring analog information related to physiological signals through a mobile device from a mammal user. The mammal user is at a geographic location outside of a sleep laboratory staffed by trained technicians. The mobile device is coupled to a sensing device, which is coupled to monitoring region(s) of the mammal. The method includes converting the analog information into a digital format using a signal processing device and transmitting information related to the physiological signals in the digital format to one or more service computers through an electronic communications network. Each of the service computers is operably coupled to a health information service facility. The method determines if the mammal user has related control information at one of the health information service facilities. The related control information is received through the communication network. The method processes the information related to the physiological signals at one or more of the service computers to provide a report associated with the information related to the physiological signals and the mammal user. The method communicates report information in the report associated with the information related to the physiological signals upon indication of receipt of at least control account information of the mammal user based upon the determining the related account information.
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Branscum, Jr. John L.
Sotos John G.
Apneos Corporation
Astorino Michael C
Hindenburg Max
Townsend and Townsend / and Crew LLP
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