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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2022
Applicant:
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC (US);
Inventors:
Alper Bozkurt, Raleigh, NC (US);
James P. Dieffenderfer, Raleigh, NC (US);
Assignee:
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/0205 (2006.01); A61B 5/024 (2006.01); A61B 5/1455 (2006.01); A61B 5/022 (2006.01); A61B 5/08 (2006.01); A61M 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/4815 (2013.01); A61B 5/0075 (2013.01); A61B 5/0205 (2013.01); A61B 5/02416 (2013.01); A61B 5/14553 (2013.01); A61B 5/14557 (2013.01); A61B 5/4812 (2013.01); A61B 5/4857 (2013.01); A61B 5/688 (2013.01); A61B 5/02225 (2013.01); A61B 5/02433 (2013.01); A61B 5/0816 (2013.01); A61B 2562/0238 (2013.01); A61M 2021/0044 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for monitoring sleep are disclosed. According to an aspect, a method includes emitting light into tissue. The method also includes detecting light backscattered from the tissue. Further, the method includes determining a sleep pattern based on the backscattered light.