Method for the diagnosis of sleep apnea

Details Method for the diagnosis of sleep apnea Method for the diagnosis of sleep apnea

1995-02-21

1997-02-25

Sykes, Angela D.

Surgery

Truss

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128671, 128716, A61B 50205

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056051514

ABSTRACT:
A device for diagnosing sleep apnea by identifying desaturation and resaturation events in oxygen saturation of a patient's blood. The slope of the events is determined and compared against various information to determine sleep apnea.

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