Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.V.

Robert Franciscus Van Der Hulst

Thijs Van Oorschot

Eline Christiane Van Beest

Guus De Hoog

A sleep position trainer () has a normal operational mode for alerting when a posture of the body detected by the position sensor () corresponds with an undesired body posture. The sleep position trainer further comprises a non-movement timer (t) for timing a non-movement period of the user wearing the sleep position trainer. An output signal is send to an alert unit in case that a posture of the body detected by a position sensor () corresponds with a body posture when a threshold value of the non-movement timer (t) of at least 15 minutes is exceeded.

Sleep position trainer with non-movement timer

Sleep trainer () comprising a band () with two electrodes (), () for carrying out an impedance measurement and a monitor () for receiving a measurement signal. The band has a band pocket (). An electrical connection is obtained by inserting the monitor () into the band pocket (). Band contact points ((),) are provided inside the band pocket (). Monitor contact points (), () are provided at an external surface of the monitor housing (). The monitor contact points are flat and hardly protrude above the monitor housing. The band pocket () prevents a lateral movement of the monitor and a band pocket wall () exerts a pressing force to keep the monitor contact points (), () in an abutting engagement with the band contact points (), (). Advantageously, the sleep trainer provides a high level of wearing comfort which contributes to a sleep disorder treatment compliance.

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Eindhoven, Netherlands

Robert Franciscus Van Der Hulst