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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2007
Applicants:
Amir J. Tehrani, San Francisco, CA (US);
Rose Province, San Jose, CA (US);
David Ligon, San Francisco, CA (US);
Inventors:
Amir J. Tehrani, San Francisco, CA (US);
Rose Province, San Jose, CA (US);
David Ligon, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
RMX, LLC, San Francisco, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A device and method for detecting and treating airflow limitations in a subject is provided. Levels of flow limited breathing may be differentiated. Obstruction versus flow limited breathing may be differentiated as well. The EMG complex characteristics may be used to detect obstruction or flow limited breathing. The power spectral density plot of the EMG may be used to detect obstruction or flow limited breathing.