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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2017
Applicant:
Hill-rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Hill-Rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/113 (2006.01); A61B 5/08 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/11 (2006.01); A61B 5/024 (2006.01); A61B 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/4818 (2013.01); A61B 5/0803 (2013.01); A61B 5/113 (2013.01); A61B 5/4815 (2013.01); A61B 5/02433 (2013.01); A61B 5/1118 (2013.01); A61B 5/4809 (2013.01); A61B 5/4812 (2013.01); A61B 7/003 (2013.01);
Abstract
An example method for detecting a sleep apnea event can include: capturing a plurality of infrared images of an individual breathing; developing a spatial template based upon the infrared images, the spatial template defining at least a normal breathing pattern; using the spatial template to analyze further infrared images of the individual during sleep; and detecting a sleep apnea event using the spatial template and the further infrared images.