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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2016
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Gary Nelson Garcia Molina, Madison, WI (US);
Anandi Mahadevan, Murrysville, PA (US);
Surya Subrahmanya Sreeram Vissapragada Venkata Satya, Monroeville, PA (US);
John Gerthoffer, Monroeville, PA (US);
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
The present disclosure pertains to a system configured to adjust an intensity of sensory stimulation delivered to a subject during a sleep session based on sleep depth in the subject during the sleep session. The restorative value of sleep may be increased by enhancing sleep slow-waves using sensory stimulation. The stimulation may be applied at an appropriate timing and/or intensity to enhance sleep slow-waves to enhance slow-waves without disturbing sleep.