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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2001
Philip R. Westbrook, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Daniel J. Levendowski, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Milenko Cvetinovic, Vista, CA (US);
Chris Berka, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Yury Furman, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Ares Medical, Inc., Carlsbad, CA (US);
Abstract
In a technique for collecting and analyzing physiological signals to detect sleep apnea, a small light-weight physiological monitoring system, affixed to a patient's forehead, detects and records the pulse, oximetry, snoring sounds, and head position of a patient to detect a respiratory event, such as sleep apnea. The physiological monitoring system may contain several sensors including a pulse oximeter to detect oximetry and pulse rate, a microphone to detect snoring sounds, and a position sensor to detect head position. The physiological monitoring system also can contain a memory to store or record the signals monitored by the mentioned sensors and a power source. The physiological monitoring system may be held in place by a single elastic strap, thereby enabling a patient to use the system without the assistance of trained technicians.