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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2018
Applicant:
Sleep Number Corporation, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Inventors:
Steven Jay Young, Los Gatos, CA (US);
William McKinnon Gillon, San Mateo, CA (US);
Richard Vincent Rifredi, Los Gatos, CA (US);
William Todd Krein, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Sleep Number Corporation, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/0205 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/11 (2006.01); G01L 19/00 (2006.01); G01L 19/08 (2006.01); G16H 40/67 (2018.01); A61B 7/00 (2006.01); A61F 5/56 (2006.01); G16H 50/30 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/4818 (2013.01); A61B 5/0022 (2013.01); A61B 5/0077 (2013.01); A61B 5/0205 (2013.01); A61B 5/1102 (2013.01); A61B 5/4836 (2013.01); A61B 5/6887 (2013.01); A61B 5/725 (2013.01); A61B 5/746 (2013.01); A61B 7/003 (2013.01); A61F 5/56 (2013.01); G01L 19/0007 (2013.01); G01L 19/08 (2013.01); G16H 40/67 (2018.01); G16H 50/30 (2018.01); A61B 2503/04 (2013.01); A61B 2505/07 (2013.01); A61B 2562/0261 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for monitoring vital signs, such as cardiopulmonary activity, using a ballistograph are provided. The method and apparatus may be used to monitor an infant sleeping in a crib, a patient in a hospital, a person with a chronic disease at home or in professional care, or a person in an elder-care setting.