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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2021

Filed:

Dec. 08, 2016
Applicant:

Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;

Inventors:

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);

Assignee:

KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 21/02 (2006.01); A61B 5/0484 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61N 1/36 (2006.01); A61B 5/0478 (2006.01); A61M 21/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/0482 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 21/02 (2013.01); A61B 5/0478 (2013.01); A61B 5/04845 (2013.01); A61B 5/4812 (2013.01); A61B 5/4836 (2013.01); A61N 1/36025 (2013.01); A61B 5/0482 (2013.01); A61B 5/6803 (2013.01); A61M 2021/0016 (2013.01); A61M 2021/0022 (2013.01); A61M 2021/0027 (2013.01); A61M 2021/0044 (2013.01); A61M 2021/0072 (2013.01); A61M 2205/505 (2013.01); A61M 2205/52 (2013.01); A61M 2230/10 (2013.01); A61N 1/36034 (2017.08); A61N 1/36078 (2013.01);
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.


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