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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2021
Unitedhealth Group Incorporated, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Jon Kevin Muse, Thompsons Station, TN (US);
Marilyn L. Gordon, Cherry Hill, NJ (US);
Komal Khatri, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Gregory J. Boss, Saginaw, MI (US);
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Abstract
Apparatus, systems, and methods for real time monitoring of a patient's breathing utilizing automatically controlled devices and machine learning based techniques to determine a full breath of a patient and to identify splinting points, and to thereby transmit stimulation signals to the patient so as to assist the patient breathe through splinting points. In some embodiments, a wearable breathing monitoring device comprising of one or more sensors configured to monitor the user's breathing and a stimulator apparatus comprising one or more transmitters configured to transmit stimulation signals to the patient at a time corresponding to a detected splinting point is provided. The stimulator apparatus is configured to apply electrical pulses according to a stimulation schedule via the transmitters to target nerves of the user's body.