Surgery – Diagnostic testing – Respiratory
Reexamination Certificate
2006-12-19
2006-12-19
Nasser, Robert L. (Department: 3735)
Surgery
Diagnostic testing
Respiratory
C600S529000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07150718
ABSTRACT:
An object of the present invention is to provide a sleep state estimation device capable of estimating a sleep state (deep sleep, light sleep) in real time with relative simplicity. Voltage variations resulting from human respiratory movement are measured for each given period to calculate from the measurement results positive voltage peak values and time intervals between adjacent peaks. The obtained peak values and peak intervals are used to calculate a mean peak interval value A, a coefficient of variation B based on dispersion of the peak intervals, and a coefficient of variation C based on the peak values. The sleep state in this period is estimated from the calculation results. More specifically, referring to FIG.5, the sleep state is estimated as a “wakeful state” or a “hypnagogic state” by checking whether the mean value A is larger or smaller than a threshold a and whether the coefficient of variation C is larger or smaller than a threshold c (S105) whereas the sleep state is estimated as the “hypnagogic state”, “light sleep” or “deep sleep” by checking whether the coefficient of variation B is larger or smaller than a threshold b and whether the coefficient of variation C is larger or smaller than the threshold c (S109, S113, S116, S117).
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Fujiwara Yoshihisa
Minamiura Takeshi
Okada Shima
Sakai Hidetaka
Yamamoto Yasushi
McDermott Will & Emery LLP
Nasser Robert L.
Sanyo Electric Co,. Ltd.
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